Month: May 2023

Weekly News Digest: May 29, 2023

Resin Price Report: Resin prices continue to slide

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: May 19, 2023

Shell to pay $10 million air pollution fine

Americhem completes expansion of compounding plant in Denmark

Solvay launches PEEK for monolayer motor magnet wire insulation

Polypropylene prices decline in Europe

Idemitsu, KUMHO and Sumitomo to create supply chain for bio-SSBR

Covestro launches TPU series for paint protection film

PolyPlastics to launch six grades of its new Sarpek polyether ketone material

Ampacet launches new colorants for blow molded PET

This Week in History

June 2, 1947: Earl Tupper patents plastic resealable containers

Weekly News Digest: May 15, 2023

Resin Price Report: PE, PP resin prices each drop a penny

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: May 5, 2023

Halogen-free flame-retardant additive for PE foam introduced

Nexam Chemical earns patent on PET foam additive

All-PP packaging is more than likely to make its mark in the mono-material trend

This Week in History

May 15, 1940: The first nylon stockings were shipped to retail stores

May 15, 1973: The PET water bottle was patented by Nathaniel C Wyeth at DuPont.

May 21, 1918: Jacues Edwn Brandenberger patents cellulose film which will be called Cellophane

May 21, 2007: GE announces that it has sold its plastics division to SABIC

Weekly News Digest: May 8, 2023

Resin Price Report: April ends on a down note

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: April 28, 2023

Domo Chemicals inaugurates new nylon compounding line in India

LNP develops new recycled content FR PBT for electrical parts

PP spot prices drop in Europe

IMCD to distribute Evonik’s medical materials in Europe

Teknor Apex develops new color concentrate for UBQ Materials’ biobased thermoplastic