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
Braskem initiates financial mediation with creditors
Arkema expands PVDF production to meet battery demand
Oil price decline may gradually ease material prices
Resin market shifts favor buyers amid inventory surge
Borouge introduces new POE grade that offers low density and high flow
SIBUR launches new bimodal HDPE for beverage cap production
BASF introduces new carbon fiber reinforced PA for self-contained breathing apparatus
Borouge introduces new PP grade for PP pipe fittings
June 29, 2021: Celanese announces that it will purchase the Santoprene TPV product line from ExxonMobil
INEOS Styrolution closes Illinois PS plant amid market pressures
Modern Dispersions joins Hydrograph as certified graphene compounding partner
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Toray to establish new PPS plant in India
Evonik to streamline operations and discontinue polyester business
Americhem launches laser marking solutions
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Celanese closes South Korea plan, shifts production to India and China
Rohm Bay City TX plant achieves full scale operation
Sumitomo Chemical restructures polymer business
June 17, 1988: Borg Warner announces sale of chemical division including Cycolac ABS to GE Plastics
Clariant gains FDA approval for bio-based PVC additives
Lotte Chemical resumes operations at South Korea Yeosu cracker
Explosion at Petrochemical complex in Hungary during restart of olefin unit
Mitsubishi Chemical considers petrochemicals spin off
Celanese increases prices on engineering grades again
Upward price trajectory for commodity resins continues
June 2, 1942: Donald Fletcher Holmes and William Edward Hanford were granted a patent on the process to manufacture TPU while working at DuPont
June 2, 1947: Earl Tupper patents plastic resealable food storage containers
Resin buyers face five market shocks in one week
Plastic additives create major recycling knowledge gap
ExxonMobil unveils ionomer free vacuum skin packaging solution
Trinseo enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy
LyondellBasell partners with Interpolimeri for masterbatch distribution in Europe
Resin price volatility forces contract manufacturers to rethink business model
Eastman increases prices for polyester, copolyester and cellulosic polymers
BASF restructures PBT portfolio ahead of EU BPA ban
Envalior PA, PBT and PPS grades to be distributed by ALBIS
SABIC launches two new Noryl grades for photovoltaic microinverters and junction boxes
DOMO and RadiciGroup announce merger
May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which he called Cellophane
May 21, 2007: GE announces that is selling its plastics division to SABIC
Crocs shoes recycled into disc golf discs
Resin price increases: Why buyers need to play defense now
Celanese boosts market position with strategic operational improvements
From Hormuz to resin: How the Iran conflict is resetting resin pricing
Eastman Chemical navigates Iran war challenges with strategic pricing
Celanese restructuring to strengthen engineering materials business
Lone Star acquires DOMO Engineered Materials
Evonik opens polyamide research hub in China
May 15, 1940: The first nylon stockings were shipped to retail stores
May 15, 1973: The PET water bottle was patented by Nathanial C Wyeth at DuPont
Record labels join forces to launch recycled vinyl albums
INEOS appoints Omya as Europe distributor for PE, PP
INEOS warns Project One could be Europe’s last major petrochemical investment
Mitsui, Idemitsu and Sumitomo gain JFTC approval for Prime Polymer PP and LLDPE integration
LyondellBasell completes sale of European olefins and polyolefins asset
Mitsubishi Chemical Group revises investment plan for EVOH resin
May 2026: Price trajectory for all resins shift sharply upward
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