8The US Department of Defense has granted $90 mn to a US lithium production company to help expand domestic mining and production of lithium, a critical ingredient in electric vehicle batteries

8An Israeli materials company has raised $70 mn to expand its production of a bio-based thermoplastic made from waste

8Japanese composites company has sold its subsidiary to a competitor to focus on its American business

8German speciality chemicals company and a chemical and mineral specialities group are entering into a strategic partnership to develop and produce new 3D printing materials for the automotive sector

8Brazilian petrochemical company and a Swiss energy trading company have signed an agreement to use pyrolysis oil derived from plastic waste to produce new plastics

8A global coatings company has expanded its powder coatings plant in Brazil

8A speciality catalysts maker is expanding its silica catalyst production capacity in the US to meet the growing demand for plastics

8One of India’s largest manufacturers of TSO and transmission and distribution overhead conductors has seen a strong improvement in operating performance with 53.9% growth in the total operating income in FY23 led by increased volumes sold and premiumisation of product mix across segments

8Bionaphtha, a bio-based naphtha substitute, is gaining popularity as a feedstock for bioplastics and fuel blending, driven by decarbonization targets and consumer demand

8A chemical company is idling one of its polypropylene production lines due to global economic uncertainty and an oversupply of polypropylene

8A chemical company has launched the industry's first biomass balance additives, which are drop-in replacements for conventional grades with the same performance, quality, and regulatory aspects

8The plastics industry is launching a $1 million campaign to promote and defend plastic recycling, including a series of videos featuring the manufacturing process of recycling

8A chemical company has started up a new MDI facility that will supply an additional 30% of products to its customers and use a more sustainable production process

8An industrial supplier of rubber products has been sold to a maintenance services provider, with Generational Equity acting as the M&A advisor

8The Rubber Division ACS is hosting free panel discussions on sustainability, supply chain, and PFAS regulations at IEC, featuring experts from industry and academia

8A rubber compounding company has partnered with an automation company to use automated tensile testing technology to improve rubber quality control

8A tire manufacturing plant will be built in Egypt with €1 billion investment, producing seven million tires annually

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