Southeast Asia: a wild card in the global plastics industry

Southeast Asia is very attractive for key industries, and the region is now embracing salient issues relating to fuel efficiency, recycling and adoption of smart manufacturing.   

Giving PVC an environmental boost

The renewable polyol ester (non-phthalate) plasticiser, Pevalen™ Pro from Perstorp is designed to provide flexibility power to PVC.

The future of automation in ASEAN

Automated material handling systems are gaining ground in the region, writes AARON FAN, Systems Consultant, Consoveyo Singapore  

BASF and Toray to jointly produce CFRT tapes

Toray Advanced Composites and BASF sign supply agreement to bring innovative tape technology to the automotive industry  

Saudi Aramco acquires stake in Reliance Industries

Saudi Aramco and Reliance Industries sign a non-binding LOI to acquire a 20% stake in the Oil to Chemicals (O2C) Division of Reliance Industries Limited valued at $75 billion  

KraussMaffei and NETSTAL under common brand

KraussMaffei and NETSTAL combine expertise under a common brand where NETSTAL will continue as a product brand under the umbrella of KraussMaffei

DOMO buys Solvay's polyamides business

DOMO Chemicals signs agreement to acquire Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe

The rise of personalised nutrition

Given that each person has unique dietary and health needs, personalised nutrition has a role to play in modern health and wellness.    

DuPont showcases ingredients for plant-based products at Fi Asia

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences to highlight novel ingredients for plant-based food and beverage formats at Fi Asia (Booth G30) from September 11-13  

Championing the desserts sector in Singapore

Sharon Tay, curator of Momolato Pte Ltd, talks about Desserts Association Singapore.  

A user's perspective on choosing conveying systems

Food companies share their opinion and knowledge of conveying systems in this interview with ZAINAB MANSOOR.

FILTEC: Scaling SME manufacturing

FILTEC’s James Kearbey shares how the company meets the needs of Asian SMEs in scaling operations to size, cost, and speed.