Month: May 2026

Resin buyers face five market shocks in one week

Plastic additives create major recycling knowledge gap

ExxonMobil unveils ionomer free vacuum skin packaging solution

Trinseo enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy

LyondellBasell partners with Interpolimeri for masterbatch distribution in Europe

Resin price volatility forces contract manufacturers to rethink business model

Eastman increases prices for polyester, copolyester and cellulosic polymers

BASF restructures PBT portfolio ahead of EU BPA ban

Envalior PA, PBT and PPS grades to be distributed by ALBIS

SABIC launches two new Noryl grades for photovoltaic microinverters and junction boxes

DOMO and RadiciGroup announce merger

This Week in History

May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which he called Cellophane

May 21, 2007: GE announces that is selling its plastics division to SABIC

Avient shows strong Q1

Crocs shoes recycled into disc golf discs

Resin price increases: Why buyers need to play defense now

Celanese boosts market position with strategic operational improvements

From Hormuz to resin: How the Iran conflict is resetting resin pricing

Eastman Chemical navigates Iran war challenges with strategic pricing

Celanese restructuring to strengthen engineering materials business

Lone Star acquires DOMO Engineered Materials

Evonik opens polyamide research hub in China

This Week in History

May 15, 1940: The first nylon stockings were shipped to retail stores

May 15, 1973: The PET water bottle was patented by Nathanial C Wyeth at DuPont

Record labels join forces to launch recycled vinyl albums

INEOS appoints Omya as Europe distributor for PE, PP

INEOS warns Project One could be Europe’s last major petrochemical investment

Mitsui, Idemitsu and Sumitomo gain JFTC approval for Prime Polymer PP and LLDPE integration

LyondellBasell completes sale of European olefins and polyolefins asset

Mitsubishi Chemical Group revises investment plan for EVOH resin

May 2026: Price trajectory for all resins shift sharply upward