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BASF and Hagihara Tackle Sun Damage with Advanced Turf Technology BASF, a global leader in chemical innovation, and Hagihara Industries, Inc., a leading synthetic fiber producer in Japan, have joined forces to develop highly durable…

Chemco, Kandoi Team Up for ₹450 Cr Gujarat-Based rPET Packaging Plant In a path-breaking partnership to redefine India's sustainable packaging, Chemco Group, India's largest PET converter, and Kandoi Group of Industries, a technology…

PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION 2025 Concludes with New Paths for Print and Digital Synergy During times of deep market change, the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION again demonstrated its role as a nodal point of innovation, exchange, and…

Polykemi Group’s Strategic Succession Marks Generational Milestone The family-owned business organization Polykemi Group will experience a generational transition at the start of 2025–2026. The third generation will be ready to assume…

Pune Facility to Anchor RENOLIT’s Asia-Pacific Operations Plastics processor RENOLIT is expanding in India and building a new plant in Pune. The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 15, 2025. From April 2026, the…

PLA Production Collaboration Between Thyssenkrupp and Praj Industries Targets Global Green Goals ThyssenKrupp Uhde’s polymer specialists Uhde Inventa-Fischer (UIF), a subsidiary of the global leader in chemical engineering and…

Plastics Pipe Institute Announces Strategic Leadership Move in HSB The Plastics Pipe Institute, (PPI), today announced Mike Casavant has become the new Chair of the Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), a technical-based group of volunteer…

K 2025 to Feature the Industry’s Commitment to Transform Plastics into a Force for Good Special show Plastics Shape the Future to offer international discourse, innovations and impulses for a sustainable and competitive plastics industry…

SABIC Presents Materials that Meet High Voltage Demands at PCIM Europe At PCIM Europe 2025, SABIC is featuring voltage derating test results for ELCRES HTV150 film used in Nichicon capacitors, and a new ULTEM resin well suited for…

MAAG Group and Sikora AG: A Strategic Merger for Smart Tech Leadership MAAG Group is delighted to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SIKORA AG, a well-established market leader in measuring and control…