Marius Fouché new managing director for Distell Taiwan

Mr Fouché will grow the Taiwan market for Distell to maximize strong potential in top-end spirits

Functionality and versatility in electronic products

It comes as no surprise that a large proportion of consumer electronic products are made from plastic materials. Casings, boards and data storage materials are made of polymer to ensure that while they are tough and durable, they are mobile, and lightweight too. The consumer electronics sector is a major market for engineering plastics since this sector demands materials that exhibit dimensional stability, heat and chemical resistance, high strength and unique properties.

Optimised PET line for wider product range

The beverage market is constantly changing. As the global population grows, demand for consumer goods, including liquid food products, is expected to increase 50% by 2030. 

Dynasol adapts global experience to local needs

Liaoning North Dynasol Synthetic Rubber Co. Ltd. (LND), the 50:50 joint venture between Dynasol and Shanxi Northern Xing'An Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., has recently begun operation in the city of Panjin, Liaoning Province. 

Creativity and function in eco-friendly products

A fast rising player in the mobile smartphone accessories field, Touch & Drag Co., Ltd. (T&D) is poised to capture the majority of the demand for innovative smartphone products. T&D CEO Mr. Daniel Lee (Lee Chang Young) discusses with International Plastics News for Asia (IRNA) the company’s eco-friendly coffee cup lids and groundbreaking plastic touch pens and how T&D addresses the need for smartphone accessories that not only combine creati

Singapore, FAO to improve food and nutrition security in SEA

In their first-ever collaboration, Singapore and FAO will work to advance food and nutrition security in Southeast Asia

New crystallization microplate with superior moisture vapor resistance

Made of TOPAS Cyclic Olefin Copolymer, the new microplate was developed by  MiTeGen LLC

ADM shows strong support for cocoa-growing communities in Côte D’ivoire

Through its SAGE²S program, the company is contributing further to education and rural entrepreneurship in cocoa-growing communities in Côte D’ivoire

Merck Serono fertility pens win two Red Dot awards

Award recognizes biopharmaceutical firm’s commitment to developing innovative drug delivery devices with high convenience and reliability

Illumina, Annoroad to co-develop NGS reproductive health diagnostic system

The collaboration, which signals the increasing importance of genomic applications to improve healthcare in China, will bring together technology from Illumina sequencers with advanced clinical application development capabilities from Annoroad

Natura to use Solazyme microalgae oil in skincare lines

Brazil’s biggest cosmetics and and beauty products maker will include AlgaPūr in multiple skincare product lines

Stevia market to expand at 8.5% CAGR through 2020

Stevia powder extracts are estimated to dominate the line even as liquid products post strong growth