PEEK increasingly transforms into an engineering platform instead of a niche material

German government forces DOMO to continue operations at some of its facilities

Covestro commences products at new TPU site in South China

Borealis to expand PP production in Germany

February 2026: PE, PP PVC prices flat to up, PS and PET flat to down

This Week in History

January 29, 1938: Paul Schlack at IG Farben invents nylon 6

Mexico’s tariff overhaul creates opportunities for US plastics

Arkema starts up new PA 12 facility in Singapore

BASF develops new durable polyamide grades for EV applications

Domo halts German polyamide facility after financing talks fail

HUGE: SABIC sells plastics business in 2 separate deals

CAI unveils high-efficiency halogen free flame retardant

Westlake acquires ACI’s compounding business

Avient launches PFAS free material technology for catheters

This Week in History

January 17, 1977: Monsanto registers the brand name Santoprene

January 17, 2024: Bamberger Polymers and AMCO announce merger. Both companies are owned by Ravago Group

DOMO Chemicals German subsidiaries file for insolvency

Badger Color invests in new molding machines

Arkema plans divestment of plastic additives business

This Week in History

January 1, 1960: DuPont Delrin is introduced to the market

January 5, 1918: The American Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company was founded. The company’s name would be changed to Celanese Corporation of America in 1927

January 11, 1960: Chi Mei Corporation was founded in Taiwan

Ineos to invest in its Grangemouth PE and PP facility in the UK

New PFAS free PC from SABIC suited for thin-wall medical applications

Westlake announces plant closures amid profitability push

Polyplastics develops new LCP grades for electronics applications

Toray develops antistatic ABS resin

Borealis and Borouge launch new recycled polyolefin brand

Prices of volume resins mostly down entering 2026

Pret Advanced Materials to upgrade its Johnsonville SC plant

Formerra expands portfolio with Techmer PM partnership

Toray develops new antistatic ABS for electronics applications

HEXPOL low VOC TPE meets stringent Porsche emission specification

Trinseo raises PS, ABS and SAN pricing in Europe

This Week in History

December 15, 1939: Commercial production of nylon 66 begins at DuPont in Seaford Delaware

New Positives of Plastic website debut’s

SPE Polyolefins conference scheduled for February

Asahi Kasei and Teijin Limited to merge

Researchers develop plastics that self-destruct after use

TotalEnergies Corbion names Vichem as PLA distributor in Vietnam

LyondellBasell installs seven-layer cast film line at Cincinnati technical center

This Week in History

December 9, 1908: William Edward Hanford was born. He co-patented the process for manufacturing TPU while working at DuPont.

December 12, 1846: Eugen Baumann who is credited with inventing PVC was born in the German Confederation.

ELIX Polymers receives automotive approvals for anti-squeak grades of ABS and PC/ABS

Company develops new biodegradable glitter

Struktol develops odor control additive for recycled materials

Cargill processing aid offers alternative to fluoropolymers

This Week in History

December 7, 1909: Leo Baekland patents Bakelite phenolic resin which becomes the world’s first commercial synthetic plastic.