Month: June 2025

Moderate demand for polystyrene in Europe

How the Iran-Isreal conflict is affecting the global petrochemicals market

Covestro begins local production of medical grade TPU in Asia

Westlake to shutter Pernis, Netherlands plant amid European downturn

PP prices slip in Europe

Polysource to distribute Indorama Ventures PET and PEN resins in North America

ALBIS to distribute BASF’s engineering materials in Italy

Syensqo launches orange colored PPA grades for EV components

Prices for volume resins flat to down heading into 3rd quarter

Westlake, Ascend announce plant closures

LLDPE prices climb in Europe

Lubrizol launches TPU grades for foaming processes

North American plastic equipment shipments drop for second straight quarter

This Week in History

June 29, 2021: Celanese announces that it will purchase the Santoprene TPV product line from Exxonmobil.

BASF develops new polyamide for EV connectors

INEOS Project ONE reaches 70% completion

HDPE prices lower in Europe

LyondellBasell to sell some of its olefins and polyolefins business to private equity fund

Farr Polychem expands TPE portfolio with three specialized extrusion grades

BASF launches new FR PA 9T grade

This Week in History

June 17, 1988: Borg Warner announces sale of its chemical division, including Cycolac ABS, to GE Plastics

Kisuma Chemicals unveils new PP additives

Brilliant Group launches new glow in the dark concentrates

Alpek to shut down North Carolina PET plant

HDPE prices hold steady in Asia, stay weak in Europe

US ethane policy shocks China’s PE industry

ALBIS establishes subsidiary in Tel Aviv, Isreal

Kraiburg launches TPE compounds for medical tubing

PP market adjusts as tariff suspension spurs pricing shifts across Asia and Latin America

BASF set to assume full ownership of Alsachimie in France, strengthening its position in nylon

PP prices down in Germany

Borealis and Borouge to expand XLPE capacity

Star Plastics offers PC/ABS FR compounds as a cost effective alternative to ABS FR

Kraiburg introduces new TPE grades for wearable medical devices

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