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K+S will end potash production at Sigmundshall in late 2018 as crude salt reserves dwindle and mining conditions become more “demanding”, the German fertilizers producer announced on Wednesday.

• K+S
• Germany

Polyurethane plastic coatings are preferred owing to factors such as abrasion resistance and moisture resistance making plastic coating ...

• Coating
• Plastic

Designed and administered by global brand and sustainability research expert, Ellen Karp of Anerca International, the extensive study ex...

• Climate
• Textile

"Personally I support a slightly lower, moderate growth target, so that we have more room to carry out structural reform," he said durin...

• Central Bank
• Growth
• GDP

To continue to promote the development of the national textile industry, the Indonesian Ministry of Industry cooperated with the Indones...

• Indonesia
• Textile

Director of agriculture research in the Punjab province Abid Mehmood said Chinese and Pakistani scientists will jointly work to improve ...

• Pakistan
• Cotton
• China
• Tech

“India could be an economical source of quality yarns and fabrics to bridge the gap and make Viet Nam’s garments even more competitive.”

• India
• Vietnam
• Textile
• Cooperation

China's major industrial firms saw stronger profit growth in the first ten months of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) s...

• China
• Industrial
• Profit

Global bioplastics production capacity is set to increase from around 2.05m tonnes in 2017 to approximately 2.44m tonnes in 2022, trade group European Bioplastics said on Wednesday.

• Bioplastics

Hismer annually collects 10,000 tonnes of the shell waste from seafood processing companies in China's ports of Qingdao, Yantai, Dalian ...

• China
• Textile
• Fiber

IT giant Apple has come top in a ‘report card’, ranking 30 US retailers on their actions to eliminate chemicals in consumer products.

• Apple

Bioplastics firm Novamont SpA will double production of its Origo-Bi-brand biopolyesters by early 2018.

• Bioplastics

Plastic offers advantages over metal for automotive fuel filler pipes, the pipe that leads from the gas pump nozzle to your car’s fuel tank, a Ford Motor Co. executive said at the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Annual Blow Molding Conference.

• Plastic

PET recycling can see a significant increase from existing collection efforts through a series of moves, according to a new study from Closed Loop Partners.

• PET
• Recycle

TricorBraun Holdings Ltd., for the first time in the company's history, is moving into flexible packaging with its latest acquisition.

• TricorBraun
• Flexible Packaging

Custom injection molder iMark Molding Inc. will spend $18 million to expand and upgrade its Woodville, Wis., operation.

• iMark
• Pharmaceutical

Shanghai-based cosmetics industry supplier HCP Packaging Group is looking for significant growth in Europe with the acquisition of plastics firms in Germany and France.

• Cosmetics
• HCP

Hennecke GmbH, a German machinery company, is purchasing Italy-based OMS Group of Milan in a deal that is expected to close in December.

• Polyurethane

The government of the United Kingdom is offering £2,500 ($3,300) to U.K. exhibitors at Chinaplas 2018, according to the Department of International Trade.

Possibly cracking open the door in its ban on plastic scrap imports, the Chinese government may allow some grades of clean material in, if they can be used directly in manufacturing, according to a Chinese industry group.

• Plastic