October issue

October 2025 issue
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K2025, to be held from 8-15 October in Düsseldorf, Germany, defines the agenda for sustainable progress in the plastics sector, highlighting circular economy, digitalisation, and social responsibility

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Company News

Stora Enso inaugurates Europe’s largest consumer packaging board line in Finland

Stora Enso inaugurates Europe’s largest consumer packaging board line in Finland

Stora Enso, a Finnish and Swedish renewable materials company has officially launched Europe’s largest and most advanced consumer packaging board production... Read More»

Chemours, DuPont & Corteva to pay US$875 mn in US PFAs case

Chemours, DuPont & Corteva to pay US$875 mn in US PFAs case

In what is said to be one of the largest state-level environmental settlements to date in US, chemical firms Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours and Corteva reached a proposed agreement... Read More»

Material News

K2025 looks to Southeast Asia: Innovation engine for global supply chains

K2025 looks to Southeast Asia: Innovation engine for global supply chains

Southeast Asian countries, collectively known as the ASEAN, have shown the ability to adapt prosper amid economic uncertainty. The region’s plastics manufacturing sector,... Read More»

Kraiburg TPE melds safety and sustainability from CCTVs to automotive

Kraiburg TPE melds safety and sustainability from CCTVs to automotive

Security and sustainability have moved beyond industry buzzwords. Advanced material solutions from Kraiburg TPE, a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) ... Read More»

Machinery News

K2025: Success of circular economy depends on collective development

K2025: Success of circular economy depends on collective development

In this interview conducted by Germany-based VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery group with Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group, in the run-up to the K2025 show in October. Hackl speaks about Erema’s participation at the K show... Read More»

SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls

SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls

Austrian extrusion machinery maker SML’s brand-new turret winder W1300 comes fully equipped with powerful technical features and functions. Its ability to produce jumbo... Read More»

SUPPLEMENTS

K2025: Engel’s vertical machine for LSR-encapsulated fuel cell components

At K 2025, Austrian machinery maker Engel is showcasing what it says is a highly automated production cell in which gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for fuel cells... Read More»


Apollo Tyres to open winter and all-season testing facility in Finland

Apollo Tyres is opening a cutting-edge outdoor tyre testing facility at Ivalo, Finland, specifically engineered for winter and all-season tyre evaluation.... Read More»


Aramco seals US$11 billion Jafurah midstream deal with GIP-led consortium

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a US$11 billion lease and leaseback deal involving its Jafurah.. Read More»