
Ford Expedition wins top SPE award
NNA Polymers to build Polyacrylamide plant in Texas
Polyplastics to split and transfer engineering plastics business to Daicel
LYB launches PP impact copolymer for high performance applications
Syensqo launches low-density HPPA for consumer electronics industry
Mitsubishi researching new antithrombogenic TPE for medical device use
Prices for PE, PP, PS and PVC flat to down, PET an outlier
This Week in History
October 27, 1938: DuPont officially unveils a new product called “Nylon” to the public
October 30, 1956: Robert Neal MacDonald at DuPont is granted a patent for acetal homopolymer
November 1, 1984: The model year 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier becomes the first vehicle to have front and rear bumper fascias made from TPO. The material was Himont ETA3041
November 1, 2023: DuPont sells its Delrin brand acetal business to private equity firm TJC