Weekly News Digest: April 27, 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.

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