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Airbags are a core and growing part of the industrial textile portfolio. Current global airbag yarn demand sits at 164 ktpa and is expected to reach 237 ktpa by 2025, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
Meeting current US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region's PET resin and upstream aromatics markets, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
Europe's flexible packaging market is predicted to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2% over the next five years to reach over €16 billion in 2023.
Up to $3 billion in additional capital investment would be required to achieve current U.S. recycled plastics content goals by 2030, according to new analysis by Wood Mackenzie Chemicals
As spandex closes in on sales of 1 million tonnes, industry structures will change to meet competition from China and the challenge of closed-loop recycling, according to recent Wood Mackenzie Chemicals research.
A recent push for more investment in chemical recycling in the U.S. would allow recycled material to return to the value chain at the same level from which it started. However, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals, there needs to be multi-pronged investment efforts to improve comprehensive collection, sorting and recycle process technology in order to achieve a truly circular economy.
North America's market for value-added flexible packaging increased by 3.9% to US$25.3 billion in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.
The global BOPET film market has seen demand grow by 6.7% p.a. over the last 5 years and now sits at just over 5 million tonnes, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.
The European Union's (EU) proposal to introduce a 90% collection target for PET beverage bottles by 2029 is unlikely to be met without significant investment in infrastructure and waste management collection, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.
The U.S. petrochemicals industry is experiencing an investment renaissance, Steve Zinger, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Senior Vice President, said during his appearance at AFPM's 2019 International Petrochemical Conference.
Amazon’s decision to move towards lightweight flexible plastic mailers over its traditional cardboard boxes will likely set a trend for the rest of the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals’ recent ‘Q1 2019 Flexible Packaging Global Market Overview’.
Following the opening of the new Turkmengaz gas and chemicals complex, located in Kiyanly, Turkmenistan, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Analyst Laurie Baxter commented:
Following the escalation of trade tariff disputes between the world’s two largest economies, China and the U.S., Wood Mackenzie Chemicals expects that U.S. polyolefins exports to China will be negatively impacted by 50% in 2019.
The total volume of PET bottles collected in West Europe during 2017 was near 2 Mt, compared to an estimated 3.2 Mt of bottles placed in the market, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals' latest report on the RPET market in West Europe.
Higher base chemicals demand and feedstock security for heavy naphtha are driving the development of a new wave of mega-integrated refinery and chemical sites in China. Private Chinese chemical producers, including Hengli and Rong Sheng, are back-integrating their chemical plants with refineries by building mega-integrated facilities. Wood Mackenzie expects these projects to come on stream in the next 12 to 24 months.
According to PCI Wood Mackenzie's latest review of the European marketplace, 'Flexible Packaging European Supply Demand Report', Poland continued to be the fastest growing major flexible packaging market in Europe in 2017, increasing by over 5% during the year.
PCI Wood Mackenzie's latest review of the North American marketplace, 'Flexible Packaging North America Supply Demand Report', reveals North America’s $24 billion flexible packaging industry remains the largest regional market in the world, accounting for around 28% of global flexible packaging demand in 2017.
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