China

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to medical suppliers amid its evaluations of quality and performance issues in plastic syringes made in China.

Global research firm ICIS is expecting major overcapacities in polyethylene and polypropylene resins beginning this year.

Nissei Plastics Industrial Co. Ltd. recently opened a second factory in Haiyan County, China.

In a major global materials move, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) and a Chinese partner will spend more than $6 billion to build a massive plastics and petrochemicals complex in Fujian, China.

Goods produced by Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co., Ltd. and Ninestar Corp. and eight of its Zhuhai-based subsidiaries are restricted from entering the United States.

The plant is slated to open in 2026 as a wholly owned Ford subsidiary using technology from partner CATL, based in China. The UAW is expected to organize the plant's 2,500 workers through a card check process.

Clariant had previously announced a 60 million Swiss franc investment on a new facility at Daya Bay, China. The plant, which is scheduled to open in mid-2023, will produce Exolit OP halogen-free flame retardants for thermoplastics used in e-mobility and in the electrical and electronics segments.