International Plastics News for Asia

All eyes are now at CHINAPLAS 2025 in Shenzhen, and this issue carries a Special Supplement focusing on this mega exhibition that has continuously attracted thousands of exhibitors and visitors every year. This year's edition promises a lot of interesting highlights. The supplement also presents some of the products on exhibits, their best features, and the contact details of the exhibitors.

We had the chance to talk to the current President of the Asian Packaging Federation, Dr. Joseph Ross Jocson MNSA, a veteran with years of experience in the packaging industry. He is very active in programs that promote sustainable packaging. As the Philippines' representative to the Asian Packaging Federation, he has been in the forefront of uniting member countries of the Federation to overcome many market challenges and achieve a sustainable future for packaging.

Automation in injection molding is getting smarter, faster, and more accessible, thanks to the integration of robots along with other innovations to achieve efficient mass production of plastic products.