【Overseas News】Wanhua's Hungarian plant plans to shut down! The US strengthens restrictions to prevent Chinese automakers; Yishimi is making efforts to enter the African market

International News Briefs

Raw Materials News: Wanhua Chemical to Suspend 650,000 tons of MDI/TDI Capacity for Maintenance

Automotive News: US Tightens Restrictions to Block Chinese Automakers from Its Domestic Market

Equipment News: Yizumi Debuts at Kenya Plastics Exhibition to Expand Footprint in Africa

Packaging News: Sweden’s Duni Group Launches Mono-material PP Packaging Solutions for Takeaway, Ready Meals and Commercial Catering

Macro News: Trump Convenes Meeting to Discuss Large-Scale Military Strikes Against Iran

Price Update: Central parity rate of CNY against USD set at 6.7910, up 80 basis points

Full Overseas News Details

1. Wanhua Chemical to Suspend 650,000 tons of MDI/TDI Production Capacity Imminently

Wanhua Chemical released an official announcement yesterday, stating its key overseas subsidiary BorsodChem Zrt. in Hungary will launch its annual turnaround maintenance program for integrated chemical facilities.

Per the notice, the 400,000 tons/year MDI plant, 250,000 tons/year TDI production unit and supporting auxiliary facilities of BorsodChem will be successively shut down for maintenance starting July 17, with the overhaul expected to last roughly 35 days. This suspension is a scheduled routine annual maintenance activity for the enterprise.

2. The United States tightens bans to block Chinese automakers from entering its domestic market.

According to Reuters, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce will hold a vote on a bipartisan bill on July 15, which aims to strengthen federal restrictions barring Chinese automakers from accessing the U.S. market. Co-sponsored in April this year by Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, the legislation codifies the existing administrative restrictions rolled out by the Biden administration into federal law. Current rules effectively impose a blanket ban on passenger vehicle sales by Chinese automakers in the United States, alongside a raft of additional curbs to exclude Chinese brands from the country’s light-duty vehicle segment.

3. Sweden’s Duni Group Rolls Out Mono-Material PP Packaging Solutions for Takeaway, Ready-to-Eat Meals and Commercial Catering

Swedish firm Duni Group announced that its Duniform brand has fully launched mono-material polypropylene (PP) packaging solutions across its entire product range for takeaway food, ready-to-eat meals and commercial catering applications. The new offerings deliver better compatibility with established recycling infrastructures.

This new packaging line cuts the dosage of additives and fillers, representing a core milestone in the group’s long-term R&D strategy focused on recyclable packaging. The solutions are designed to comply with increasingly stringent regulatory standards, notably the EU’s upcoming Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR).

4. Yizumi Showcases at COMPLAST Kenya to Tap Into African Market

The three-day COMPLAST Kenya opened on July 13 local time at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, and Yizumi attended the exhibition as an invited exhibitor.

5. Custom Masterbatches Adapted to Performance Fluctuations of Recycled Plastics: New Grafi Products Launched Grandly
   The properties of recycled polymers can hardly match those of virgin plastics. Post-industrial and post-consumer recycled materials feature inconsistent base hues and volatile processing performance, affected by raw material sources, sorting processes and previous processing history.
   Headquartered in Blankenhain, Germany, GRAFE has launched its new masterbatch brand CYCOLEN®. Instead of being developed based on generic recycled material benchmarks, this product line is custom-formulated according to customers’ own recycled polymers.

   6. Borouge International and Amylum Systems Korea Co-Develop Heat-Resistant Mono-Material Instant Noodle Bowls

   

   In South Korea, conventional instant noodle bowls are mostly made of coated paper or polystyrene, both of which are difficult to recycle. Under South Korea’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, recyclability of packaging is a top priority, with a tiered system in place that prioritizes materials which are easy to sort and recycle.

   Against this backdrop, Borouge International has partnered with Amylum Systems Korea to develop a lightweight mono-material packaging solution tailored to these stringent requirements: a brand-new thermally insulated foamed polypropylene (PP) bowl. The mono-material design eliminates the challenge of separating multi-material structures and greatly boosts recyclability. This solution not only meets strict

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