PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Mass balance accounting takes hold as industry standard / More companies achieve Plus status / Software developments continue

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

Digital platforms to improve traceability of materials / Mitsui develops blockchain-based resource platform for plastics / Industry collaborations to promote recycling

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Refinery and PP production start up in Vietnam / Chandra Asri plans new polyolefin complex in Indonesia

KURARAY

European distribution pact for elastomers with Marubeni ended / In-house technical support

US FEEDSTOCK MARKETS

Latest updates on new cracker projects / Thailand's PTT plans to launch ethylene production in Ohio / Braskem apparently getting cold feet in West Virginia

VIETNAM

Plastic product exports grow 10% January-May / New PP resin supply from Nghi Son Refinery project in 2017 / Import tariff on PP resins proposed

AZELIS

Agreement to cooperate with Japan's Marubeni in Asia / Initial focus on China

IRPC

Thai refiner to pay EUR 133m for 25% stake in UBE Chemicals / Portfolio upgrade

PTT ASAHI CHEMICAL

Commercial production of acrylonitrile kicks off in Map Ta Phut

TRANS POLYMERS

Plans to build PE plant in Pakistan / Large-scale project to include cracker and PP line