Weekly News Digest: July 20, 2026

Stratasys launches FR PA grade for railway applications

SABIC launches new LNP grades for EV power modules

Covestro and BYD partner on advanced EV materials

Resin Price Report: Buyers face closing window on pricing leverage

Expanded PTFE is a modern medical material with a long legacy

PetroChina starts Tarim phase II ethylene project in Xinjiang

This Week in History

July 23, 1948: A crude form of ABS was patented by Lawrence E Daley and Robert W Pooley at United States Rubber Company which would later become Uniroyal

July 23, 1965: Washington Penn Plastics Company was founded

Weekly News Digest: July 6, 2026

Covestro expands global production with strategic acquisitions

Arkema boosts PVDF capacity in North America

SK Chemicals partners with Omya in Europe to distribute TPEE

Xenia introduces glass fiber reinforced PA for sports footwear applications

Avient develops low loss dielectric PPE grades for 5G/6G enabled radar sensors

Borouge introduces new POE grade for TPO compounds and hot-melt adhesive

July 2026: Flat to down price trajectory for volume resins