Month: April 2026

Dow sees no end to PE price hikes in the short term

LyondellBasell expands Purell medical grade polymers

Syensqo introduces PA resin for thermostatic valve bodies in sanitary fittings

Kuraray announces price increases for PVB products

Celanese increases prices for engineering grades

Snetor to distribute INEOS olefins in Europe

SK Chemicals launches BPA free and recycled copolyesters

Kuraray increases prices for PVA and polyester fibers

This Week in History

April 27, 1896: Wallace Carothers, who is credited with inventing nylon, was born in Burlington Iowa

April 29, 1937: Wallace Carothers, who is credited with inventing nylon, committed suicide by ingesting cyanide. He was only 41 years old.

Teknor Apex forms JV with Indian PVC compounder

Resin Price Report: The suppliers already read the script. Have you?

Syensqo launches advanced stabilizers for translucent PP

Kraiburg develops high recycled content TPE’s for automotive sealing systems

Toray develops high performance polyimide sealing material

ALBIS to distribute Covestro’s PC copolymers

This Week in History

April 21, 1801: E.I. DuPont DE Nemours and Company founded in Wilmington Delaware

April 22, 1987: GE Plastics trademarks Noryl GTX

April 25, 1961: Ravago Plastics is founded in Belgium

Resin Price Report: Feedstock costs just reset the plastic resin market

Evonik develops new PTFE free PEEK for slide bearings

Rohm completes ramp-up at Bay City MMA plant

Sumitomo Chemical begins phase one of polyolefin business split

Arclin completes purchase of DuPont aramids business

Mitsubishi to shut Kashina PC plant amid profitability challenges

BASF launches new line of TPU’s for footwear applications

Dow launches XLPE compounds for HVDC insulation systems

This Week in History

April 6, 1865: BASF (Badishe Anilin Und Soda Fabrik) founded in Germany