Markets Asia General

PET / POLYAMIDE Pakistan floods could raise global prices / Loss of cotton harvest likely / Will synthetic fibre demand surge as in 2010/2011?	11.10.2022
MANAGEMENT Soaring Asian write-offs hit liquidity / Use of trade credit rises / Strong financial management needed / Atradius report	07.09.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET Asia-Pacific output to increase over 5% annually for next five years / Industry still below pre-pandemic levels / Rigid foam production declines / IAL report	23.06.2022
MALAYSIA Plastics market to increase 3% annually / Packaging for food, beverages to drive growth / Mordor Intelligence report	29.03.2022
SINGAPORE Country of choice for various global producers / Plastics industry moves towards a circular economy / Summary by Chinaplas organiser Adsale	01.03.2022
ENERGY MARKET ASIA Vast variation in Asian oil, gas outlooks due to differing climate commitments / Wood Mackenzie reports	11.11.2021
MANAGEMENT Credit sales, late payments rise in Asia / Optimism on likely economic rebound / Global insolvencies to rise in 2021 as fiscal support wanes / Atradius reports	16.07.2021
JIZZAKH PETROLEUM Billion-dollar MTO complex in Uzbekistan starts to take shape / PET, EVA and polyolefins also for Europe	28.04.2021
POLYURETHANE MARKET Asia-Pacific PU production to grow 4% per year following 2020 dip / Covid-19 impact strongest for flexible foams / IAL Consultants report	27.04.2021
PACKAGING ASIA More than half of new global growth will be in Asia / Flexible plastic sector to grow the fastest / Smithers report	30.04.2020
POLYURETHANE MARKET Asia-Pacific PU products output to rise 4% per year to 2023 / Strong growth in China adhesives and flexible foams / IAL Consultants report	14.08.2019
MANAGEMENT More Asia-Pacific businesses taking a strategic approach to credit management / Total value of B2B sales on credit rise to 55.5% from 48.1% last year / Atradius report	15.07.2019
INDONESIA Local trade groups form an alliance to push up recycling rates across the country / Southeast Asian nation is one of the largest producers of plastic waste / Mass cleanup	11.09.2018
PETRONAS Engineering contract awarded for Malaysia HDPE project / Completion expected in Q3 2019	08.12.2016
PETRONAS Engineering contractors appointed for Malaysia LLDPE and PP projects / Start-up expected by early 2019	25.05.2016
LOTTE Uzbek gas chemical complex completed / Start-up in January 2016 / Integrated project includes HDPE and PP facilities / Korea and Japan jostling for position in Central Asia	29.10.2015
PETRONAS LyondellBasell PP licenses acquired for RAPID project	27.01.2015
MEDICAL PLASTICS Asia Pacific market to grow by 6.2% per year to 2017 / Improving regulations and investments to boost demand / Frost & Sullivan report	01.07.2014
FORMOSA PLASTICS New PS plant in Vietnam in planning stages/ Growing demand from the electronics industry is catalyst	27.11.2013
ASIAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Engineering polymer consumption on the rise / ASEAN countries increasingly catering to regional customers / Malaysia for medical devices, Singapore for electronics	11.04.2013
SRI LANKA Government grant to support local plastics industry / Sector dominated by SMEs / Plastics consumption expected to rise by 10-12% per year	07.08.2012
TAIWAN USD 3.3 bn state grant to revamp petrochemical sector	30.07.2012
TAIWAN Environmental legislation could see planned cracker project relocated to Malaysia	24.05.2012
THAILAND Map Ta Phut accidents prompt government to set up new industry control regime / Explosion at Bangkok Synthetics leaves 12 dead / Dozens hurt as chlorine escapes from Aditya Birla Chemicals' plant	09.05.2012
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS Global headquarters have moved to Singapore / Relocation to be completed this year / Asian market expected to dominate sales	16.02.2012

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