SOUTH KOREA

Lotte and HD Hyundai present plans for restructuring cracker activities

MURA

Process-tech supplier to build chemical recycling facility in Singapore

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability

UPDATE - PETCHEM INDUSTRY ASIA

South Korean government demands country's largest petchem producers restructure operations / Crisis result of overcapacity, outdated manufacturing methods

ABS

Amount of possible provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea announced

ABS

EU decision on provisional anti-dumping measures on imports from South Korea, Taiwan imminent / Risks from possible retroactive duties

PLASTICS AND FINANCE

BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

ABS, PP: Force majeure follows power outage in Daesan, South Korea / Key EU import volumes at risk?

LG CHEM

Lactic acid, PLA joint projects in US shelved / High construction costs cited as reason

LG CHEM

Joint venture to produce bio-based PA 6.6 with CheilJedang

WOODLY

Guzman Polymers to distribute cellulose granulate in Southern Europe

LG CHEM

South Korean firm establishes tech centre in Germany

PLASTICS AND FINANCE

Brand Finance rates corporate brand performance / BASF wins again / Resin makers dominate top 25 / Consultants increasingly reward sustainability

BIOPLASTICS

Chemists redesign biological PHAs / LG Chem, Gevo to develop bio-based feedstocks / PHA used to line paper cups / First bio-PP production planned in the US / Biodegradable straw doesn't get soggy

LG CHEM

Plans to recycle marine waste with Netspa / Reclaiming fishing nets could cut emissions

MERAXIS

Distributor buys plastics unit of French competitor Fournier / Expansion in North Africa

LG CHEM

Development of fourth carbon nanotube manufacturing plant in South Korea

LG CHEM

Two JVs with ADM / Plans for US production of PLA, lactic acid

PLASTICS AND FINANCE

Consultant Brand Finance rates “most valuable” and “strongest” chemical brands / BASF, DuPont, Rongsheng, and Ineos in prominent positions

LG CHEM

Chemical group buys stake in Mura Technology / Recycling process to be used in South Korean reclaim plant

LG CHEM

Plans for technical centres in US, Germany / Company to build ABS compounding plant in America / Moves support global expansion

POLYMER-SERVICE

German distribution for Italy's Taro Plast

LG CHEM

Plans for major complex to produce eco-friendly products by 2028 / PBAT and POE plants to start in 2024 / First exports of bio-based super absorbent polymers

REPSOL

German distributor sells polyolefins for medical technology applications

LG CHEM

Digital sales channel launched for ABS clients