Core View Over the past week (December 1 to 8), the domestic ABS market continued the weak trend seen since November, with prices generally declining.

Recently, the 150,000 tons/year PDO/PTT integrated plant of Ningbo Giantup Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., located in the Ningbo Petrochemical Economic & Technological Development Zone, smoothly completed trial runs with feedstock and produced its first batch of qualified products, marking a successful start-up in one attempt. As a major industrial project included in Zhejiang Province's "Thousand Projects,

On December 2, 2025, the Elastomers Division of Kuraray announced a price adjustment for the following elastomer products manufactured at its Kashima Plant in Japan.

On December 3, 2025, at the 2025 China International Maritime Exhibition, Qian Bo, a representative of the French company GTT, formally presented material certification certificates for three densi

Recently, the global chemical giant BASF announced that it will phase out PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, also known as "forever chemicals") by 2028, while emphasizing that certain PFAS

December 5, 2025 – Asahi Kasei announced that it will cease production of hexamethylenediamine (HMD) as part of its ongoing product portfolio optimization aimed at improving capital efficiency and

On December 3, 2025, the Council of the European Union announced on its website that the EU will implement a complete ban on imports of Russian gas starting in the autumn of 2027.

On November 25, 2025, Australian biotechnology company Samsara Eco and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) jointly launched the “Nylon Materials Collective”. The initiative aims to provide more outdoor brands with access to high-performance, high-quality recycled nylon that rivals virgin material,

On December 4, 2025, the sports recovery brand NAMU announced the launch of its new product — the NAMU SL01 Sports Recovery Slides, designed to provide intelligent recovery and posture correction for sports enthusiasts. This slide is made with Soleic®,

The national standard GB/T 2943—2025 “Adhesives Terminology” was officially released on October 31, 2025. This standard will replace GB/T 2943—2008 and is scheduled to come into effect on May 1, 2026. As a foundational standard in the adhesives field,