Pacprocess MEA will operate under the interpack MEA name from 2026, strengthening its role within the interpack alliance and its positioning as a regional hub for processing and packaging in the Middle East and Africa.
Borealis and Borouge have launched Recleo, a global brand for mechanically recycled polyolefins combining post-industrial and post-consumer grades in a single cost-effective portfolio for a wide range of applications.
Syensqo has entered a long-term partnership with Vertical Aerospace to supply composite and adhesive materials for the VX4 electric aircraft, supporting the program’s path toward certification targeted for 2028 and subsequent commercial production.
JEC World has announced 33 finalists for the 2026 JEC Composites Innovation Awards, chosen from 154 applications across 11 industrial and technological categories covering the global composites value chain.
Registration is now open for the 10th edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which will return to RAI Amsterdam on 5–6 May 2026 with more than 450 exhibitors, a two-track conference programme and the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe ceremony.
RePlast Eurasia 2026, Türkiye’s dedicated plastics recycling trade fair, will return to the TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul on 26–28 March, bringing together international exhibitors, visitors and experts from across the recycling value chain.
Wacker and SICO Performance Material have launched an application development center for organofunctional silanes in Jining, China, to support high-performance additives for plastics, coatings and adhesives and to accelerate the market introduction of new specialty silane products.
P. E. Schall and Messe Friedrichshafen have renewed their contract for the Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing, securing Friedrichshafen as the event’s venue at Lake Constance at least until 2030.
Colines has installed a 9‑layer AllRollex cast film line at LyondellBasell’s Cincinnati Technology Center, expanding capabilities for high‑quality stretch films and complex multilayer barrier structures for packaging and healthcare applications.
Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) has been rebranded as interpack China, underlining the event’s role within the interpack alliance and reflecting the growing importance of the Chinese packaging market.
The tenth edition of Formnext in Frankfurt am Main attracted 38,282 visitors and 804 exhibitors, underlining the growing industrial establishment of additive manufacturing and its expanding range of applications across sectors.
Stadler Anlagenbau and Ecourbis Ambiental will build UTM Leste, a highly automated municipal solid waste treatment plant in São Paulo that will combine European engineering with Brazilian operating conditions to increase material recovery, RDF production and biogas feedstock.