Rising Star Huanting Technology Expands Global Footprint with Eco-Friendly Products
March 11, 2025 – In the Dahu Town Smart Small and Micro Enterprise Cluster Zone in Ningbo, Huanting Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. is spearheading an innovation in material science and environmental protection. Despite being established for less than two years, the company has already made waves in overseas markets including Canada, Australia, and Germany with…
Next-Gen PA6 Composites Achieve Unprecedented Wear Resistance Levels
July 20, 2025 – Breakthroughs in Wear-Resistant PA6 Technologies Open New Application Frontiers Recent advancements in polyamide 6 (PA6) modification technologies are revolutionizing the engineering plastics sector, with researchers achieving remarkable improvements in wear resistance through innovative blending and reinforcement techniques. The materials science community has made significant progress in polymer blending approaches. Industry tests…
Major Breakthrough in Hubei: Weiqi’s PHA Production Line Nears Completion
January 15, 2025 – Exciting new developments have emerged from Xiaoting, Hubei, as Hubei Weiqi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. races towards the official launch of its PHA biodegradable material project in the first quarter of this year. Despite the biting cold outside, the construction site of the company’s 30,000-tonne PHA project in Yichang is bustling with…
NTC Reopens Anti-Dumping Probe on PVC Imports from Asia
June 11, 2025 - Pakistan Launches Second Sunset Review on PVC Resin Anti-Dumping Duties Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission (NTC) has initiated a second sunset review investigation into anti-dumping duties imposed on suspension-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin imported from China, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan. The review, announced in Notice No. 50/2016/NTC/PVC/SR-II/2025, follows an application filed…
PET Recycling Shines Amid Market Shifts: EREMA Highlights Steady Demand for Food-Grade Recycled Plastics
June 5, 2025 – As global economic volatility intensifies, Austrian plastic recycling technology giant EREMA Group continues to lead industry advancement through technological innovation. Despite market pressures, the company’s latest financial report reveals its global recycling systems processed over 26 million tons of materials annually, underscoring robust industrial resilience. In the realm of recycled materials,…
Polyphenylene Ether (PPE): Transforming Multiple Industries with Its Unique Properties
August 09, 2024 – Polyphenylene ether (PPE or PPO), one of the world’s top five general-purpose engineering plastics, has made significant impacts in various industries such as photovoltaic, automotive, and electronics, thanks to its remarkable characteristics including lightness, dimensional stability, and halogen-free flame retardancy. Invented by General Electric, this material has become an ideal choice…
Anhui Anli and BASF Forge Partnership to Advance Eco-Friendly Haptex® Materials
August 12, 2024 – Recently, Anhui Anli Material Technology Co., Ltd. has forged a strategic partnership with BASF Polyurethane Specialties (China) Co., Ltd. This collaboration will center on jointly advancing the global development and promotion of Haptex® solvent-free eco-friendly materials, aiming to steer the entire industry towards a more environmentally friendly direction. According to the…
Nine Japanese Firms Unite: A New Era for PET Resource Recycling
May 11, 2025 – In the global pursuit of solutions to the plastic waste recycling conundrum, Japanese companies are taking innovative strides. Recently, nine companies from diverse sectors in Japan have joined forces in a highly forward – looking cross – industry cooperation project. This initiative is specifically targeted at the challenges in PET resource…
Revolutionizing Plastic Analysis: Innovative Techniques for Mixed Materials
March 13, 2025 – Unraveling the composition of mixed plastics is a complex and intricate task that marries a variety of separation techniques with advanced analytical instruments. Through the expert reverse engineering by technicians, both qualitative and quantitative analyses of unknown sample components are achieved. Among the myriad of analytical methods, Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) stands…
The Big Three of Chemical Materials: Unraveling Plastics, Resins, and Rubbers
May 27, 2025 – In the realm of chemical materials, plastics, resins, and rubbers stand as the three core polymer materials, each exhibiting unique properties and application values. Plastics, as polymer composites, are formed through the polymerization of plastic monomers. They are renowned for their high plasticity and ease of processing. Resins, on the other…