Month: May 2024

Resin Price Report: Houston storm a prelude to hyperactive storm season?

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: May 17, 2024

BASF to increase PA and PBT capacity in India

Polyplastics launches PPS with improved thermal shock resistance

Kuraray introduces blister resistant high heat PA resin

INEOS Styrolution launches new high SAN grade

More than 50,000 registrants attended NPE2024

This Week in History

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 containers.

Resin Price Report: Lull in resin trading during NPE

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: May 10, 2024

The wide world of plastics at NPE2024

Finnish compounder, Premix prepares to open first US plant

SABIC develops new Valox PBT aimed at diabetes devices

LLDPE prices tumble in Europe

LyondellBasell to establish new distribution hub in Hungary

LEHVOSS Group introduces new laser sintering FR PPS

Avient launches new recycled high impact nylon grades

In memoriam: Mike Sepe

This Week in History

May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which we called Cellophane.

May 21, 2007: General Electric announces that is has sold its plastics division to SABIC.

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 5/3/2024

Arburg gave out cool tool boxes at NPE

The word sustainable was a bit overused at NPE but this pail was pretty cool

LDPE prices lower in Europe

Lotte launches FR PP resins that delay thermal runaway in EV batteries

Kraiburg introduces new TPE for automotive sealing systems and exteriors

That’s a wrap on NPE 2024

Prices for PE, PS, PVC, PET trending flat, PP to drop

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.

Resin Price Report: Eager buyers stymied by tight supplies

Celanese introduces new Zytel grade aimed at metal replacement

PP prices plummet in Europe

Syensqo to build battery grade PVDF plant in Augusta GA

DOMO opens new nylon plant in China

Kraiburg introduces new TPE for automotive sealing systems and exteriors

Formerra to distribute AFC Ecoplastics compostable materials

Polysource to distribute Delrin products in North America