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Chemical recycler Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. and Ontario-based recycler Switch Energy Corp. will build a pilot plant in Sarnia, Ontario, to recover polyethylene and polypropylene used in agriculture.
Plastics suppliers in Africa are pushing for price increases due to higher energy costs caused by the Ukraine/Russia conflict and the potential to reduce supply in an already tight market. Although most grades of PP and PE saw price increases in March, basic demand in the market remained weak.
Asian ethylene and propylene markets have held steady so far this week, albeit at the lower levels seen over the past 8 weeks, with prices continuing to be capped by regional oversupply and weak demand. Whether the news that China’s ZPC will delay the start-up of its No 3 cracker will be enough to help falling olefin prices lo...
Ba Ria - Vung Tau - On December 17, the project of Polypropylene (PP) Factory and Hyosung LPG underground storage in Cai Mep - Thi Vai area, Phu My town was inaugurated. This is one of the typical projects and works inaugurated in December to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the province.
After 3 years o...
Global oil and petrochemical companies posted strong financial results for the third quarter of 2021, marking a continuation of the recovery from the impact of the pandemic. After a sharp drop in economic activity the previous year, some companies' quarterly earnings have returned to pre-Covid-19 levels.
The companies detaile...
You may have seen or been asked about the controversial research on microplastics found in human blood and tissues. As expected, it attracted a lot of attention.
New NASA graphic shows the path of microplastics around the oceans across the Earth's surface.
The researchers used NASA satellite data to track the movement of microplastics, pieces of plastic less than 5mm in diameter. Their graphics show high concentrations of microplastics in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand as we...
In Vietnam, import PP prices have been going up in the past two weeks after a stable month. This is due to the bullish trend in the Chinese PP market because of the energy cuts of the country.
Several regional and foreign suppliers have announced July PP and PE prices for China and Southeast Asia mostly at lower levels this week. Weak demand in China as uncertainty over the pandemic persists, was the main factor driving prices down in the region.
Low polyolefin season, global economic challenges and recent volatili...