Industry Trends

January 2023

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

What has been happening?

GoodYear unveils 90% sustainable-material demonstration tire, New technology bonds aluminum with polyamides, Flexible food packaging made from ocean bound plastic, and more. Find out what plastic & rubber journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

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GoodYear unveils 90% sustainable-material demonstration tire, approved for road use
Cision PR Newswire

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company unveiled a demonstration tire comprised of 90% sustainable materials. This demonstration tire has passed all applicable regulatory testing as well as Goodyear’s internal testing. Shares plans to produce and sell a tire with up to 70% sustainable-material content in 2023. In addition, Goodyear, working with its supply base, plans to sell a tire with up to 70% sustainable-material content in 2023.
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New Technology Bonds Aluminum With Polyamides
Plastics Technology

Celanese Engineered Materials has developed a new chemical bonding technology for joining its Zytel polyamides and aluminum—a common design challenge in numerous automotive and industrial applications. Zytel Bonding Technology works via application of a liquid solution to an aluminum surface that is then activated via hot plate welding or overmolding.
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SABIC collaborates with Scientex to develop flexible food packaging made from ocean bound plastic
InterPlas Insights

SABIC has collaborated with Scientex in the packaging value chain to enable the manufacturer to develop material for what they claim is world’s first flexible food packaging made based on advanced recycled ocean bound plastic (OBP)…
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Fishing for sustainable beer crates
Plastics News

Plastic crates for the Corona Extra Mexican brand are injection molded by Schoeller Allibert International GmbH using up to 20 percent recyclate made from used fishing lines, nets and ropes.
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New Thinking About Compostable Packaging
PlasticsToday.com

Compostable packaging is not THE answer. But it is AN answer. Let’s start with some facts about landfills…
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Intelligent tires from Goodyear accurately estimate tire-road friction potential
Tire Technology International

To improve the sustainability and safety of goods transportation using autonomous vehicles, Goodyear and Gatik have shown through a proof of concept that intelligent tires powered by the tire maker’s SightLine technology can estimate tire-road friction potential. The same sensors within the tires also deliver real-time information to Gatik’s automated driving system (ADS).
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Novel ‘Clamtainer’ Extends Thermoformer's Reach in Packaging
Plastics Technology

A broad range of products can be packaged in a Clamtainer, with food and produce in the lead but including nuts and bolts, consumer batteries and more. A unique clamshell-type packaging design first patented seven years ago by thermoformer Jamestown Plastics in Brocton, N.Y., has gained significant ground in a broad range of packaging applications.
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The Path to Pellet Perfection
Plastics Technology

In underwater pelletizing of plastics, defining the “perfect” pellet is not easy. The end use of the pellet defines the key characteristics that make the perfect pellet for the process. Once the perfect pellet is defined, developing and maintaining a process that consistently produces these pellets is critical. Inconsistent pellet production creates debris, contaminants, oddly shaped pellets and dust/fines — all of which can have a negative impact on downstream processing.
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Partnership Recognized for Recyclable Food Packaging
Plastics Technology

Polysack and Intrama announced that their co-created food packaging has been recognized with this year’s “Prize Pack” award. Polysack is an Israel-based packaging film producer, and Intrama is a Bulgaria-based packaging systems producer. The Prize Pack award is given each year by the Food Processing Industry Magazine in Bulgaria, to companies that produce a ground-breaking packaging design that is recyclable.
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Extrusion Basics: All the Light We Can — and Cannot — See
PlasticsToday.com

As we celebrate the season of light, here’s a look at the perennial importance of managing light transmission, haze, gloss, and color in extruded products.
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Rubber Modified Asphalt used to resurface Lawrenceville Highway
Tire Technology International

End-of-life tires are being used to make paving roads a more sustainable process. Michelin North America subsidiary Lehigh Technologies’ Rubber Modified Asphalt (RMA) is manufactured with recycled tire rubber powder and the material is currently being used to resurface a 6.3-mile stretch of the Lawrenceville Highway in Georgia, USA.
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Amcor announces the opening of flexible packaging plant in China
InterPlas Insights

Plastic packaging company, Amcor has today announced the opening of its new manufacturing plant in Huizhou, China. With an investment of almost $100 million, the company claims that the 590,000-square-foot plant is the largest flexible packaging…
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Polykemi Begins Production in Second China Plant
PlasticsToday.com

The 100,000-square-foot facility in Chongqing produces plastic compounds based on both virgin and recycled raw materials.
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DPM Fadillah visits MRC, gets briefing on efforts in promoting Malaysia’s rubber industry
The Malay Mail Online

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today visited the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC), an agency under his Ministry, which is in charge of promoting Malaysian quality rubber and rubber products.
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Malaysia's rubber market ends higher on first trading day of 2023
NST Online Latest News

The Malaysian rubber market ended higher on the first trading day of 2023, tracking gains in Shanghai rubber futures as market sentiment was boosted by China’s economic reopening and anticipation for a slower United States (US) interest rates hike, a dealer said.
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Malaysia's rubber glove sector still lacking near-term catalysts
NST Online Latest News

Malaysia’s rubber glove sector is still lacking near-term re-rating catalysts, no thanks to persisting imbalances in the demand-supply dynamics and stubbornly elevated costs, RHB Research said.
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Mekong countries urged to fight plastic pollution in rivers
VnExpress English

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia have been asked to adopt stronger solutions to deal with plastic pollution in the Mekong River and its tributaries.
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Puncture-proof tyres made from plastic bottles tested in Singapore
Straits Times

That yogurt cup or disposable plastic bottle you put in the recycle bin today could return as a new puncture-proof tyre, and Singapore is playing a part in its development.
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Felda to provide monsoon aid amounting to RM9.7m to its settlers

The Malay Mail Online

The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will provide Monsoon Season Aid (BMT), amounting to RM9.7 million to 12,138 eligible rubber tappers in its land schemes nationwide.

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