International News Digest Raw material newsMitsui, Idemitsu, and Sumitomo Polyolefins Merger Approved! Sumitomo's Polyolefins Business to be IntegratedPRM Auto NewsThe EU-funded pilot project for a circular economy in the automotive sector has offici

International News Summary Raw Material NewsBorouge and Wanhua’s subsidiary Wanhua New Materials signed a cooperation agreement on the polyethylene integrated project. Automotive News- SINOCHEM International vigorously expands the POE overseas

The United States is accelerating the Section 301 investigation and explicitly using it as the main legal tool for the previous IEEPA tariffs. The investigation was launched in March 2026 and is currently in the hearing phase, expected to be complete

International News Digest Raw Material NewsTechnip Energies will enhance the flexibility of ethane feedstock in Vietnam. Industrial News-PPG announced a global price increase of up to 20%, with further price hikes not ruled out in the future. Home Fu

On April 14, 2026, the South Korean government announced that from April 15 to June 30, it would implement anti-hoarding measures on seven key petrochemical feedstocks, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, and xylene. Affected

Recyclability is gradually shifting from a voluntary quality requirement to a mandatory regulatory provision. The EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) clearly stipulates that by 2030, all packaging must be recyclable and must con

On April 14, the Office of the National High-Value Medical Consumables Joint Procurement issued the "Notice on Commencing the Signing of Tripartite Agreements for Selected Products under the National Centralized Volume-Based Procurement of Drug-Coate

New Policies Implemented: Graded Medical Treatment Gets an "Accelerator" Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Several Measures on Accelerating the Construction of a Tiered Medical Treatment System” (Guo Ban Fa [2026] No. 11),

The European Commission imposed temporary anti-dumping duties on imports of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) from South Korea and Mexico, effective from April 10. The EU Commission stated that, amid weakening demand, dumped products have continued to

Due to the Middle East conflict, the supply of key raw materials for plastic production in South Korea has become tight. On the 13th, the South Korean Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy launched a six-month nationwide campaign to encourage