Weekly News Digest: August 10, 2026

Specialty polymers market surges toward $64 billion

Westlake posts strong Q2 earnings rebound

SABIC engineering plastics business is now called NexPoint

PE producers throw curveball with August price hikes

Eastman posts strong Q2 growth

HEXPOL expands thermoplastics business with Vipa Group acquisition

China’s Sinopec commissions new PVA plant

Rohm colored PMMA to replace painted panels for automotive applications

PFAS free processing aids are advancing

Weekly News Digest: August 3, 2026

Resin Price Report: Markets shift as benzene prices surge

Sweden to ban PFAS is certain consumer products in 2028

TotalEnergies Corbion increases prices on PLA

ALBIS to distribute Covestro PC and PC blends in Brazil

August 2026: Commodity resin prices drop

This Week in History

August 7, 1919: J. Paul Hogan was born. He invented polypropylene while at Phillips Petroleum