Industry Trends

January 2021

See what has been happening in Asia’s plastic & rubber industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Car industry hit by chip shortages, Desktop injection moulding platform, Sustainable flexible packaging, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

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Car industry hit by chip shortages
Electronics Weekly

The automotive industry has been hit by a shortage of semiconductors with VW and Honda cutting car production in the face of reduced supplies. Honda is cutting back vehicle production by 4000 units this month, mainly of the Fit subcompact car, because it can’t get ICs. “The massively restricted supply situation for semiconductors is causing considerable disruptions in global vehicle production across all manufacturers”
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Structur3d launches Inj3ctor desktop injection moulding platform
TCT Magazine

Structur3d has announced the launch of its Inj3ctor Platform, a desktop injection moulding tool which uses 3D printed moulds.
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Quest for Best Sustainability Leads Grower to Flexible Packaging
PlasticsToday.com

Forward Greens’ vertically farmed edible plants packaging was changed twice before finding the best metrics-based sustainable option, an OPP pillow pack.
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printer capable of producing thermoplastic rubber parts
TCT Magazine

Chinese manufacturing technology company Atomstack has launched its Cambrian 3D printing system series that is capable of processing thermoplastic rubber (TPR) filament.
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Active Food Packaging That’s Renewable and Recyclable
PlasticsToday.com

European REFUCOAT Project develops recyclable bioplastic food packaging coating systems that protect against Salmonella.
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Scientists make biodegradable packaging from wound dressing scraps
Malay Mail

Still widely used in our day-to-day lives, plastic continues to poison the environment. However, teams throughout the science world are exploring more eco-friendly alternatives. Chemists in Brazil, for example, are using industrial waste to make a biodegradable film suitable for food packaging.
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Addmaster founder awarded MBE
British Plastics

A Stafford-based entrepreneur that is helping to protect people through the power of additives has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV production begins in Thailand – export to ASEAN markets likely to follow
Paul Tan’s Automotive News

Earlier this month, Mitsubishi launched its Outlander plug-in hybrid in Thailand, and now, local assembly of the petrol-electric SUV has begun. Production of the PHEV kicked off at the automaker’s Laem Chabang plant on December 21, and market deliveries are scheduled to begin in January. The model isn’t based on the new fourth-gen Outlander, which is slated to make its world debut next February, but is a variation of the current third-gen model.
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Thailand looking to promote EV adoption by imposing a higher tax on internal combustion engine vehicles

Paul Tan’s Automotive News

Thailand is continuing to explore ways to promote the take-up of electric vehicles (EVs) in a bid to reduce air pollution in the country. A possible route is to impose a higher tax on vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) so buyers will be prompted to look at EVs instead. As the Bangkok Post reports, the government is scheduled to meet car companies next month to discuss such a proposal.

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Indonesia's dump sites buckling under added load
Straits Times

At the Burangkeng dump site on the eastern edge of Indonesia’s capital, green and blue surgical masks and white rubber gloves are strewn among the detritus of daily household living.
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Illegal export of natural rubber to Thailand damages Myanmar’s image: MRPPA reports
Consult Myanmar

Illegal export of Myanmar’s natural rubber to Thailand and re-export by Thailand damage the country’s reputation, according to the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association (MRPPA). “This matters with the country’s image. Our products are illegally sent to other countries and the recipient country of Myanmar rubber re-exports them to other foreign markets under its label. Otherwise, it damages our country’s image. We need to build national branding,” said MRPPA Chair U Aung Myint Htoo.
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Pandemic-induced demand drives rubber price up
Consult Myanmar

The growing demand for rubber products in the global market caused the price to increase up to K900 per pound in the domestic market, market data indicated. The growing demand of rubber gloves during the coronavirus pandemic, shortage of natural rubber, the appreciation of US dollar against Kyat are the reasons of the price rise, said U Khaing Myint, secretary of Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association (MRPPA).
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China's Online Shopping Addiction Is Killing Its Green Packaging Drive
Bloomberg

The e-commerce industry is trying to reduce plastic waste from the millions of packages it ships every day.
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