Succinity starts commercial production of biobased succinic acid

Huntsman opens first Asia-based TPU plant

PP futures launched in Dubai

Cristal and Tasnee in joint venture with Toho

Plastics|SA to hold training on plastics welding

Borouge supports recycling

Mega trends impacting cosmetic packaging

Three current trends are driving innovation in packaging, according to Benjamin Punchard, senior global packaging analyst at Mintel speaking at last month's PCHi 2014.

1 in 8 U.S. headache sufferers get a brain scan

Although guidelines discourage MRI & CT use for routine headache & migraine, 12% of visits to a doctor for headaches result in a scan – adding up to a whopping $1 billion worth of brain scans each year

Biomarkers for stomach cancer identified

New hope for early detection of stomach cancer without invasive and expensive procedures

Hemostatis: Stopping bleeding faster

The market for hemostatic agents, approaching $7 billion in 2017, is driving the quest for innovation

Addivant expands stabilizer capacity in Saudi Arabia

Capacity expansion at Its Gulf Stabilizers facility in Al Juba?l, Saudi Arabia

China's output of injection molding machines at 101,000 by 2018

From estimated 86,175 sets by 2014, China is expected to produce 101,095 injection molding machines by 2018.