On the evening of April 28, Dongfang Shenghong simultaneously released its 2025 annual report and its Q1 2026 report. The two sets of data show a stark contrast: for the full year of 2025, the company reported a net profit attributable to shareholde

International News Briefing: Raw Material News - Evonik will supply membrane technology to a Malaysian bioenergy company Electrical Appliances News – Henkel Launches a Polyurethane Hot Melt Adhesive to Simplify Assembly of Glass and Large Panels in H

Recently, a major announcement shook the global energy market. On April 28 local time, the UAE officially announced that it would withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the "OPEC+" mechanism starting from May 1

Yesterday, the UAE announced its withdrawal from OPEC, effective May 1. Although this decision appears sudden amid the current turmoil, viewed over a longer timeframe, it is the inevitable outcome of the UAE’s multi-year “production-increase strategy

Mech-I-Tronic, headquartered in Italy, recently announced the acquisition of Apex Machine Co. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, and RK Ferramentaria in Curitiba, Brazil. This acquisition marks the Group’s official entry into the Americas market and r

YKK won the prestigious 2026 Red Dot Design Award in the product design category for its 3D composite zipper pull developed in collaboration with Variloom. Variloom is a company specializing in on-demand 3D printing and forming systems. The Red Dot

In response to feedback from the medical device manufacturing industry, Kistler has announced a functional upgrade to its injection molding quality inspection software, aimed at enhancing software usability and standardizing configuration options. Th

LyondellBasell, a global major polymer producer and leader in polyolefins technology, has completed the expansion of its Purell product portfolio and further deepened collaboration with customers in the medical sector. For decades, Purell medical-gr

Recently, German sportswear brand PUMA announced a cooperation agreement with Suzhou Sensai, a new materials R&D company based in China, to jointly develop PUMA's next-generation NITRO™ high-performance running shoe technology. Puma will jointly

As Vietnam's infrastructure continues to accelerate, the real estate market steadily develops, and the home decoration industry upgrades, the Vietnamese plastic decorative materials market is growing rapidly, bringing broad market space for high

Medtronic has completed its acquisition of CathWorks for $585 million, securing the FFRangio system—a diagnostic technology that uses standard angiographic images combined with AI to calculate fractional flow reserve. The strategic significance of th

CHINAPLAS 2026 International Rubber and Plastics Exhibition <LG Chem's Eco-friendly Materials Empowering Sustainable New Lifestyles> CHINAPLAS 2026 International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition Final countdown 2 days! L

Recently, the PolyKARD project—jointly undertaken by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) and the Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI)—has developed a biomimetic tissue-replacement material based on dense polymer films.

Aerospace composite materials have long become a core competitive arena in modern aircraft manufacturing. With the accelerated large-scale production of domestically developed large passenger aircraft and the continuous iteration and upgrading of va

To promote the rectification of issues identified in the third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections, and to further strengthen the recycling and disposal of waste mulch films and residual monitoring. From April 15 to 1

FunMax Group is expanding into the U.S. market and has signed a licensing agreement with Mattel for Barbie and Hot Wheels branded role-play products. Since launching its U.S. operations in 2023, FunMax Group has continuously expanded its pre

On April 21, 2026, CHINAPLAS 2026—the China International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition—grandly opened in Shanghai. WeiGou Factory’s innovative PHA industrial chain solution was showcased at Booth D72 in Hall 1.2, highlighting its comprehensive, s

The new series of enclosures are made from Covestro's polycarbonate containing 90% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The carbon footprint of the 20-inch coffee box shell is reduced by more than 67% compared to the previous generation. Empowering

On Earth Day, Covestro and 90FUN, a brand under Runmi Technology, jointly held the global launch event titled “Travel Light, Travel Green” at CHINAPLAS 2026, officially unveiling their co-developed new eco-friendly luggage series—the 90FUN R-GO Cof

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