Plastic Bags and Food Safety: What You Need to Know
March 27, 2025 – The Hidden Dangers of Plastic Bags: A Closer Look at Safe Usage Plastic bags, a staple in our daily lives, can be found everywhere from vegetable stalls in markets to supermarket checkouts, and even in our fridges storing meat and fruits. However, behind this seemingly mundane item lies a potential health…
South Korea to Unveil New PP Recycling Standards
March 26, 2025 – South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, through its Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), has recently announced plans to develop and unveil standards for polypropylene (PP) recycling, aiming to boost plastic recycling efforts in the country. Since 2021, the South Korean government has been actively devising and…
Color Masterbatch: The Versatile Pigment Transforming Industries
March 26, 2025 – Color Masterbatch, a novel specialized pigment for polymer materials, finds extensive application across various industrial sectors. Here are the primary directions in which it is utilized. In the plastics industry, color masterbatch plays a pivotal role. On one hand, it serves as a versatile coloring agent for plastics such as polyethylene,…
A Step Forward in Plastic Recycling: trinamiX at the European Plastics Recycling Show
March 26, 2025 – trinamiX, a leading provider of mobile spectroscopic solutions and a subsidiary of BASF, is set to make a splash at the 2025 European Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the event, trinamiX will showcase its versatile technology for identifying various types of plastics and textiles, marking a significant step…
From Challenge to Triumph: Gulei Petrochemical’s Journey to USI-2810
March 26, 2025 – Fujian Gulei Petrochemical has recently announced a significant breakthrough with the successful transition of its ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) plant to produce USI-2810, a specialized material for photovoltaic (PV) white films. This marks a solid step forward for the company in the realm of high-end chemical products. The Chemical Department II team,…
Shanxi’s Major Coal-based Olefins Project Kicks Off Construction
March 26, 2025 – A major project has made the headlines in Shanxi Province, as the provincial government’s official website recently unveiled a list of ten key engineering projects directly supervised by the government. Among them, the China Coal Pingshuo Coal-based Olefins New Materials and Downstream Deep Processing Integration Project, with a total investment of…
ISCC PLUS Certification: Fujian Refining & Petrochemical’s Milestone in Sustainable and Low-Carbon Transformation
March 25, 2025 – Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company has recently achieved a significant milestone by obtaining the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) from SCS, a third-party authoritative certification body, after passing its rigorous audit. This accomplishment marks Fujian Refining & Petrochemical’s official entry into the international sustainability and low-carbon circular economy framework,…
Tire Wear Emerges as Major Source of Airborne Microplastics Affecting Bird Health
March 25, 2025 – Recent research has revealed that microplastics are not only prevalent in the environment but also accumulate significantly in the lungs of birds, primarily originating from tire wear. This discovery further solidifies tires as a major contributor to air pollution. Scientists express concern that, given the overlapping habitats of birds and humans,…
Plastics Industry Confident in North American Trade Stability Post-USMCA Review
March 25, 2025 – During the Plastimagen Mexico international plastics industry exhibition held from March 11 to 13, Perc Pineda, Chief Economist of the American Plastics Industry Association, expressed optimism about the sustainability of North American free trade following the renegotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2026, despite recent fluctuations in U.S. trade…
Anti-Dumping Measures on PVC Resin from China, Korea, and Others Take Effect in India
March 25, 2025 – The Indian Ministry of Finance’s Department of Revenue has issued Notification No. 05/2025-Customs(ADD) on March 21, announcing the acceptance of the final affirmative anti-dumping determination recommendation made by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on December 24, 2024, regarding Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (PVC Paste Resin) originating in or imported…