Syensqo doubles compounding capacity in India’s growing market
Clariant launches PFAS free processing aid for polyolefin films
September 10, 1898: Waldo Lonsbury Semon was born. He did not invent PVC but is credited with turning PVC into a commercially viable product in 1926.
Rubbermaid Brilliance integrates recycled content with Tritan renew
Summer surge sends recycled resin prices into freefall
September 2026: Commodity resin prices general trending flat to down
Olin-Huntsman merger wins strong shareholder approval
Researchers develop polymer that turns to gas at 90 C
Teknor Apex introduces TekVentures which will invest in new technologies
Rohm’s PMMA meets new EU requirements for recycled content quotas for vehicles
August 31, 2000: PolyOne was formed from the consolidation of M.A. Hanna Company and the Geon Company
Clariant opens two R&D labs in China
SABIC launches new Ultem grade for smartphone frames
Kraiburg TPE shows biocompatible grades for medical devices
August 30, 1956: Material distributor, M. Holland Company founded
ExxonMobil launches new PE resin for rotational molding
Celanese reports strong Q2 results
Syensqo reports strong Q2 growth
Automotive demand drives Japan’s recycled compounds growth
August 22, 2023: Ravago purchases a majority stake in distributor M Holland
Specialty polymers market surges toward $64 billion
Westlake posts strong Q2 earnings rebound
SABIC engineering plastics business is now called NexPoint
PE producers throw curveball with August price hikes
Eastman posts strong Q2 growth
HEXPOL expands thermoplastics business with Vipa Group acquisition
China’s Sinopec commissions new PVA plant
Rohm colored PMMA to replace painted panels for automotive applications
Resin Price Report: Markets shift as benzene prices surge
Sweden to ban PFAS is certain consumer products in 2028
TotalEnergies Corbion increases prices on PLA
ALBIS to distribute Covestro PC and PC blends in Brazil
August 2026: Commodity resin prices drop
August 7, 1919: J. Paul Hogan was born. He invented polypropylene while at Phillips Petroleum
Daicel launches four post-consumer recycled POM grades
New PPS grades from SABIC target high voltage power module applications
July 28, 1907: Earl Tupper, the inventor of Tupperware was born in Berlin NH
July 29, 1941: PET was patented by John Rex Whinfield & James Tennant Dickson
Stratasys launches FR PA grade for railway applications
SABIC launches new LNP grades for EV power modules
Covestro and BYD partner on advanced EV materials
Resin Price Report: Buyers face closing window on pricing leverage
Expanded PTFE is a modern medical material with a long legacy
PetroChina starts Tarim phase II ethylene project in Xinjiang
July 23, 1948: A crude form of ABS was patented by Lawrence E Daley and Robert W Pooley at United States Rubber Company which would later become Uniroyal
July 23, 1965: Washington Penn Plastics Company was founded
Covestro expands global production with strategic acquisitions
Arkema boosts PVDF capacity in North America
SK Chemicals partners with Omya in Europe to distribute TPEE
Xenia introduces glass fiber reinforced PA for sports footwear applications
Avient develops low loss dielectric PPE grades for 5G/6G enabled radar sensors
Borouge introduces new POE grade for TPO compounds and hot-melt adhesive
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