After a year, on June 12, 2026, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under India’s Ministry of Commerce released its final anti-dumping determination regarding “thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-based surface/paint protectio

On June 10, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. announced that its long-developed biodegradable aliphatic polyester carbonate resin (hereinafter referred to as “PEC resin”) was added in May 2026 to the positive list of the “Marine Biodegradable Pla

In the early morning of June 15, 2026, the Iranian Foreign Ministry officially announced that after months of protracted negotiations, the United States and Iran have finalized the complete text of a memorandum of understanding. This document, referr

Professional cue sports demand uncompromising precision — precision is everything. Championship outcomes are often decided by differences of mere millimeters, and even the slightest deviation in equipment performance can alter the result of a match.

In June 2026, global specialty materials company Celanese announced a remarkable industrial milestone: the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's ICM, based in Kentucky, successfully utilized Celanese's carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology to produce

On June 9, 2026, the Executive Management Committee of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber (GECEX) issued Resolution No. 908 of 2026, making an affirmative final anti-dumping determination on nylon filament yarn (Portuguese: fios têxteis de filamento

The situation in the Middle East has recently taken a dramatic turn.According to Xinhua News Agency, the United States and Iran have confirmed that they have reached a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict that has lasted for more than 100

International News Highlights: Raw Material News - LyondellBasell Announces Shutdown of PP Unit by Year-End Auto News - China Chemical: 300,000-ton polypropylene project in Indonesia successfully signed. Packaging Highlights: Living-Hinge Bottle Caps

On May 12, Japan’s Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi Chemical simultaneously announced the shutdown or exit of related businesses, involving products such as styrene monomer (SM), polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile (AN), polycarbonate diol (PCD), and polybuty

Since the beginning of 2026, the global methyl methacrylate market has undergone a series of profound changes. A core dynamic running through the global trade chain has become increasingly clear: China’s production capacity continues to expand, India

From June 9 to 11 local time, KUTENO 2026 was held at the Exhibition Centre Bad Salzuflen in Germany.Chen Hsong debuts with the SPARK AE all-electric injection molding machine.With high precision and high efficiency at its core, Chen Hsong once agai

What are PFAS? Why is the engineering plastics industry paying so much attention to it? Recently, many friends in the engineering plastics business have found that customers now have one more “hard requirement” before placing orders

In Taizhou Huangyan—China’s “mould manufacturing heartland”—the injection moulding industry once created countless success stories, but it also underwent a shift from rapid growth to intense internal competition. As more

Ten years ago, we were still debating whether hybrid technology was merely a “transitional technology.” Ten years later, China’s hybrid systems have begun feeding back into the global market. At the 6th International Forum on Automotive Power Systems

1. Overnight Crude Oil Market Developments There are reports that the US and Iran are close to reaching a peace agreement, which has eased market concerns and caused international oil prices to decline.Crude oil futuresWTI crude oil futures Jul contr

International News Digest: Raw Material News - Oil Explodes in the Chemical Industry! Strait of Hormuz Suddenly Blocked Additive News - Henkel achieves carbon-neutral production at its adhesive technology plants in India and Turkey Automotive News -

Special Plastics Insight has learned that in the early hours of June 11 local time, the military conflict between the United States and Iran suddenly escalated, and the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical maritime energy chokepoint, was

In 2025–2026, the U.S. FDA actively responded to and supported the sweeping “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” initiative by rolling out a series of measures to drive the transformation of the U.S. food supply system from the use of “petroleum-b

According to Zhuanshu Vision, on June 4, 2026, the European Commission officially issued a notice of initiation, launching an anti-dumping investigation into polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and poly(decamethylene adipate terephthalate) (PBS

With ENGEL Spain, a new chapter begins in the Spanish market: for the first time, the ENGEL Group appears at Equiplast 2026 under this name, combining its established local presence with international technology expertise. What customers have valued