PLASTICS WASTE

Thailand launches ban on plastics waste imports / Brazil amends solid waste policy to enact similar ban

VIETNAM

Plastics market to grow by 8.4% per year to 2029 / Investments in sustainable plastics and EV production provide growth opportunities

LYONDELLBASELL

US giant buys stake in Dutch polyolefin recycler Stiphout

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

3D printing could exceed 5% of global manufacturing by 2040, lower world trade / ING report

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Global growth of at least 17% a year to 2026 / Large-scale production increasing / Polymer powders to overtake photopolymers / Statista, Sculpteo, Wohlers reports