Month: December 2020

Weekly Resin Report: Resin prices to climb

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 12/18/2020

Most resins see high prices in 2020

Founder of Research group claims that Loop Industries is “smoke and mirrors” and asks Quebec assembly not to give $100 million USD grant

Star Plastics to distribute Lati’s compounds in North America

INEOS Styrolution breaks ground on new ABS plant in China

Improved resin demand has Dow optimistic for 2021

This Week in History

DuPont Delrin acetal was introduced on January 1st, 1960

Weekly Resin Report: Spot PE, PP prices spiral higher

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 12/11/20

Prices for polypropylene and polystyrene up in November

Fresh PE price increases announced for January

New BASF Ultramid nylon grade offers excellent surface appearance

Arkema to sell PMMA business to Trinseo

Mitsubishi planning massive MMA plant in Louisiana

Huntsman buying additives maker, Gabriel

BASF completes phase 1 of Geismar MDI update

Weekly Resin Report: Spot prices for polypropylene soar

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 12/4/20

Commodity resin prices end the year mixed

Brasken PE plant in Mexico sits idle without feedstocks

Owners of Korea Engineering Plastics changing business model

FootJoy develops new spikeless golf shoe utilizing Lubrizol’s TPU

Opinion:

EVs are a risky bet

This Week in History

December 15, 1939: Production of nylon 66 begins at DuPont plant in Seaford, Delaware

Weekly Resin Report: Traditional December discounts may not materialize

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 11/27/20

Prices for PP and PS continue to increase

US PET bottle recycling rate drops in 2019

SABIC introduces two new radar absorbing materials based on PBT

BASF also introduces PBT with radar absorbing properties

SABIC expands portfolio of post-consumer recycled compounds

Sinochem to compound Elix materials in China

Trinseo opens TPU plant in Taiwan

Braskem forced to halt operations at Mexican PE plant as Government cuts gas supply

Formosa opens new LDPE plant in Point Comfort TX (I am not sure what the picture has to do with the story)

INEOS acquires Sasol’s share of PE plant in LaPorte TX

LyondellBasell launches new PP for melt-blown fabric applications

This week in History

On 11/30/2011, INEOS and BASF form a joint venture to produce styrenics. The new company is called Styrolution.

On 12/7/1909, Leo Baekland patents Bakelite phenolic resin which becomes the worlds first commercial synthetic plastic.