Bengaluru, 06 October 2026 — Shilp Gravures Limited, a leading manufacturer of gravure cylinders and engraving solutions, has expanded its manufacturing footprint with the establishment of its Unit-II facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka, strengthening its presence in South India.

TOKYO – October 20, 2026 — Tongsuh Petrochemical, a wholly owned South Korean subsidiary of diversified global company Asahi Kasei, has obtained the “Reasonable Assurance” verification for the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of acrylonitrile (AN). Produced at its Ulsan manufacturing site and based on a rigorous audit of the plant, data, processes, and documents, this verification provides a high level of assurance and meets the growing customer demand for independent and verified carbon footprint data.

Siegburg, Germany – 20 October 2026 — Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has secured a new European patent, marking another step in its development of deinking solutions for plastic packaging recycling (EP4107326). The patent protects a primer technology that enables printing inks not deinkable by commercially used conditions to be removed from plastic substrates during recycling, including more complex printed flexible packaging structures.

Issue Date: 15th October 2026

Chicopee®, a Magnera brand and leading manufacturer of professional cleaning wipes, is launching today its expanded rMicrofibre range, introducing a wider portfolio of 100% recycled microfibre solutions designed to help customers meet the differing hygiene and operational requirements of modern cleaning environments.