Month: August 2026

Rubbermaid Brilliance integrates recycled content with Tritan renew

Summer surge sends recycled resin prices into freefall

September 2026: Commodity resin prices general trending flat to down

Olin-Huntsman merger wins strong shareholder approval

Researchers develop polymer that turns to gas at 90 C

Teknor Apex introduces TekVentures which will invest in new technologies

Rohm’s PMMA meets new EU requirements for recycled content quotas for vehicles

This Week in History

August 31, 2000: PolyOne was formed from the consolidation of M.A. Hanna Company and the Geon Company

Clariant opens two R&D labs in China

SABIC launches new Ultem grade for smartphone frames

Kraiburg TPE shows biocompatible grades for medical devices

This Week in History

August 30, 1956: Material distributor, M. Holland Company founded

ExxonMobil launches new PE resin for rotational molding

Celanese reports strong Q2 results

Syensqo reports strong Q2 growth

Automotive demand drives Japan’s recycled compounds growth

This Week in History

August 22, 2023: Ravago purchases a majority stake in distributor M Holland

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

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