This Week's Hot Topics Spot market: Domestic PS continued its downward trend throughout the week, with mainstream grades falling by RMB 350–600/ton. Weaker feedstock prices, coupled with producers offering discounts to reduce inventories, were the ma
1. This Week’s Market Focus Production side: This week, PVC plant capacity utilization fell by 0.58% week-on-week, and industry output declined by 0.85% accordingly, with plant maintenance weighing on overall production. Inventory side: Domestic PVC
Currently, the rubber and plastics industry in Southeast Asia and globally is accelerating towards a green, low-carbon, and intelligent transformation. Whether it is the circular economy, new energy vehicles, or compliant medical devices, the mar
Five years after the implementation of the MDR Medical Device Regulation, while the industry is still in the process of deep adaptation, another major EU regulation—the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR)—will be fully
According to the latest news from Zhuansu Vision, Formosa Petrochemical’s Olefins Business Division has issued a notice lifting the force majeure and has resumed production. As one of the core suppliers of olefins and plastic raw materials in Asia, F
International News Digest: Raw Material NewsSumitomo Chemical subsidiary launches a new ultra-low-haze recycled polypropylene for headlamp housings. Automotive News- China’s electric vehicles surpass Japan for the first time, ending 28 years of domin