Meeting Asia’s Taste for Avocados – Westfalia Fruit at Asia Fruit Logistica 2025

Meeting Asia’s Taste for Avocados – Westfalia Fruit at Asia Fruit Logistica 2025. 
(Photo: Westfalia Fruit, PR054)Westfalia Fruit, a global leader in the avocado industry, is proud to exhibit at Asia Fruit Logistica 2025.

Envalior strengthens its sustainability commitments with the launch of Envalior CARES

Envalior strengthens its sustainability commitments with the launch of Envalior CARES. Photo: EnvaliorEnvalior, a global leader in Engineering Materials, is strengthening its sustainability roadmap to further improve transparency, accountability, and performance across key environmental and social areas. These efforts are organized under the umbrella of Envalior CARES, a strategic sustainability approach built on three pillars: Low CArbon, Sustainable REsources, and Social Responsibility. Through this framework, Envalior supports its customers in their sustainability transition while advancing its own goals, ensuring the greatest possible positive impact for all stakeholders and society at large.

A First for the UK: Mondi unveils its broad eCommerce packaging lineup at eCommerce EXPO 2025

A First for the UK: Mondi unveils its broad eCommerce packaging lineup at eCommerce EXPO 2025. (Photo: Mondi, PR339)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, will be exhibiting at eCommerce EXPO UK, taking place at ExCeL London on 24 and 25 September 2025.

Interview with Mariano Suarez

Mariano Suarez, Clariant’s Head of Marketing for Additives. © ClariantGlobal trade conditions are changing rapidly. From seasonal crop risks to new tariffs and supply chain constraints, the reliability of traditional waxes such as carnauba is decreasing. This volatility comes at a cost for coatings and inks manufacturers.

Mondi launches Ad/Vantage Smooth Brown Semi Extensible - Smooth. Strong. Coatable. The paper built for performance

Mondi launches Ad/Vantage Smooth Brown Semi Extensible – Smooth. Strong. Coatable. The paper built for performance. (Photo: Mondi, PR338)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has launched Ad/Vantage Smooth Brown Semi Extensible, an innovative kraft paper that combines exceptional strength, extensibility, high puncture resistance and a smooth surface. Designed for industrial and consumer packaging applications, the new paper enables reliable protection and efficient converting - all while ensuring excellent printing and coating performance.

Mondi ramps up FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate to meet growing demand for sustainable high-barrier paper-based packaging

Mondi ramps up FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate to meet growing demand for sustainable high-barrier paper-based packaging. 
(Photo: Mondi, PR337)Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is expanding its range of high-performance barrier papers with the rollout of FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate, a paper-based solution that meets even the most demanding packaging requirements.

SONGWON Industrial Group announces Q2/2025 Financial Results

SONGWONToday, SONGWON Industrial Group published its Q2 and HY financial results for the 2025 financial year. Over the quarter, the Group achieved consolidated sales of 265,408 million KRW, marking a decrease in revenue of 3.0% over the same quarter of the previous year (Q2/2024: 273,521 million KRW). Year-to-date (YTD), the Group generated consolidated sales of 541,161 million KRW, representing an increase of 2.2% over YTD June 2024 (529,273 million KRW). Impacted by ongoing margin pressure and increased labor costs following a court decision in Korea earlier in the year, SONGWON recorded a loss of 1,481 million KRW in Q2/2025 and a profit of 3,376 million KRW for H1/2025, down from 10,575 million KRW and 17,237 million KRW, respectively, in the corresponding periods of the previous year. The Group achieved a gross profit margin of 14.6% in Q2/2025 and 14.7% in H1/2025.

SABIC’s new LNP THERMOCOMP compound with non-halogenated flame retardance helps boost EVCU safety and protection

LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ WFC061I compound can replace metal in electric vehicle control units (EVCUs) covers to reduce weight significantly and expand design freedom.SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today introduced LNP THERMOCOMP WFC061I compound featuring non-brominated/non-chlorinated flame retardance (FR) that can help enhance the safety and functionality of critical components, such as electric vehicle control units (EVCUs). This new specialty material, a 2025 Edison Award winner, is well suited for the housing of these applications, providing excellent structural performance for the protection of sensitive internal electronic parts from fire/smoke, impact, moisture and other threats.