Plastic additives market to reach $57.8Bn by 2020

The global plastic additives market was estimated at 12.6 million tons in 2013 and is expected to reach 17.1 million tonnes by 2020.

CHINAPLAS 2014: Demag Plastics Machinery shows expertise in packaging injection moulding

Demag Plastics Machinery (Ningbo) demonstrates a new record in the manufacture of screw caps

P&G to sell its pet food brands

Mars Inc will buy P&G's pet food brands Iams, Eukanuba and Natura in the US and Latin America for $2.9 billion to beef up its pet food business.

Cacao Barry launches new chocolates in Asia

The company introduces three types of chocolate developed with new fermentation technique

Four paraplegics move again with spinal stimulation

Continual direct epidural electrical stimulation of the participants’ lower spinal cords, mimicking signals the brain normally transmits to initiate movement, allowed four paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs

DSM eyes Aland of China

Global life sciences and materials sciences company in exclusive discussions to acquire China-based global producer of vitamin C

Schneider Electric partners with Ramco Systems

Schneider will embed Ramco’s artificial intelligence techniques into its overall offerings targeted at the Mine, Minerals and Metals Industry, to deliver an optimized software to the cement companies, globally

BASF and Sinopec unveil 2 plants in Nanjing

New superabsorbent polymers (SAP), acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants serve growing demand in China market

John Crane engineers to service Shell Jurong

John Crane wins five-year contract to service Shell Jurong Island in Singapore

Styron to convert Ni-BR rubber production line

Investment will meet increasing demand for ultra high performance tyres

Clariant chooses renewable raw materials for pigments

Clariant is the first pigment producer to develop high-performance pigments based on bio-succinic acid

K 2016 kicks-off; Ulrich Reifenh?user retains post as Chairman

First meeting of Exhibitors’ Council held in Düsseldorf; Ulrich Reifenh?user will retain position of Chairman