Weekly News Digest: February 23, 2026

Celanese expands Michigan technology center

Plastics sector eyes stability amid demand, growth

PEI/PBPDA alloy delivers high temperature performance in capacitors

Huntsman earnings drop amid polyurethane challenges

Toray launches PFAS free flexible PPS

Lubrizol launches TPU for implantable medical devices

March 2026: Prices up for PE, PP, PS, PVC; PET flat

Formerra announces medical material agreements with Evonik & Geon

This Week in History

February 25, 1928: Shi Wen Long, the founder of Chi Mei Corporation which is the world’s largest ABS manufacturer was born in Tainan Taiwan

February 27, 1856: German chemist Alfred Einhorn was born. He is thought to have created polycarbonate in a laboratory in 1898. He also invented Novocain

February 28, 1935: Wallace Carothers at DuPont invents nylon 66

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