Tag: Asia
BASF approves Chinese Verbund site
BASF has granted final approval for the construction of the planned €10 billion ($10.2bn) Verbund site in Zhanjiang in the southern Chinese province of...
Ecolean growing in Thailand
Swedish converter Ecolean is reporting strong demand for its lightweight flexible packaging from customers in Thailand, as a recent survey by Euromonitor claims that...
Toppan extends global reach with Thai acquisition
Packaging converter Toppan has extended its reach in Southeast Asia with the acquisition of Thai packaging manufacturer Majend Makcs.
Toppan entered into a share transfer...
Thai collection scheme gets circular recognition
A plastics waste sorting initiative set up by Thai firm PTT Global Chemical (GC) has had its circular economy credentials recognised through an international...
Cosmo Films posts strong quarter
Packaging converter Cosmo Films has posted strong second quarter results, with improvements across the board.
EBITDA has increased by 54 per cent on the back...
On the road to somewhere
China’s plastics roadmap has plenty of one-way streets, blockades and bumps in the terrain, but the highway could offer a plentiful supply of opportunities...
Collaboration conjures up 100 per cent recyclable pouch
Indian flexible packaging specialist UFlex has teamed up with Hoffer Plastics and Mespack to launch a 100 per cent recyclable mono-polymer hot fill pouch. The...
Cosmo Films promotes Poddar to group chief executive
India’s Cosmo Films has promoted Pankah Poddar to group chief executive, where he will head the newly launched and fast growing consumer business Zigly...
Thai converter lines up to boost capacity
Thailand-based converter Eka Global has installed a tenth production line In order to increase its production capacity by 15 per cent, on the back...
New regs for Japan
Japan is in the process of introducing major revisions to the plastics component of its Containers and Packaging Recycling Act, in order to promote...