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Resin Price Report: Prime resin availability continues to contract

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: February 10 2023

INEOS to build new PE plant in Belgium which it says is the most environmentally friendly plant ever built

PolyPlastics develops new conductive PBT for millimeter wave radar applications

Hard to recycle PEX pipes get new lease on life via chemical recycling

PetroChina to again license LyondellBasell’s polyethylene technology

BASF develops new TPU foaming technology that does not use chemical blowing agent

Covestro develops ultra-durable PC for healthcare applications

Toray to increase PPS capacity in Korea

Avient launches polyolefins filled with cellulose fiber and waste coffee grounds

CAI Performance Additives develops new anti-hydrolysis additives for nylons, polyesters and urethanes

ACI Plastics to expand its recycling operations in Michigan

This Week in History

February 20, 1987: US regulators approve acquisition of Celanese Corporation of America by West German company Hoechst AG

February 25, 1928: Shi Wen Long, the founder of Chi Mei Corporation which is the world’s largest ABS producer was born in Tainan Taiwan

Resin Price Report: Spot resin trading picks up pace

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: February 3, 2023

Suppliers look for a bottom in resin prices

Non-PVC alternatives future-proof medical applications

Revalyu to build PET recycling plant in Georgia

DSM launches new software that helps predict color and properties to reduce time to market

Rohm develops new acrylic grades for medical applications

ECON develops new pelletizer aimed at masterbatch compounding

This Week in History

February 16, 1901: John Rex Whinfield, who would patent PET fiber in 1949 was born.

Resin Price Report: Week marked by sluggish trading, force majeures

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: January 27, 2023

Techmer PM introduces PFAS-free process aid

Covestro to discontinue composites business

SABIC introduces new PC grades that withstand harsh chemicals for medical applications

Foster Distribution rebrands to Foster Supply Chain Solutions

Chroma Color adds the ability to measure total solar reflectance of compounds

Novatec introduces new smart dryer that adjusts based on resin moisture

This Week in History

February 11, 1942: DuPont stops manufacturing nylon stockings and transitions to parachute production for World War II.

Resin Price Report: PE exports set all-time record

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: January 23, 2023

Severe weather hits Houston area petrochemical and resin producers

Dow cutting 2,000 jobs

Carbon black supplier Orion reduces air emissions with new technology

Rohm opens new innovation center in Wallingford CT

This Week in History

February 1, 2002: ExxonMobil becomes the sole owner of Advanced Elastomer Systems and the Santoprene product line.

February 4, 1941: Roy J Plunkett was granted a patent for “Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers” also known as Teflon.

Resin Price Report: PP contracts could see steep increase this month

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: January 13, 2023

New leadership at Covestro’s US operations

BASF to expand MDI plant in Geismar Louisiana

New York bans PFAS in food packaging

Dow Chemical reduces PE price increase for January and adds one for February

Kraiburg develops new TPEs for commercial food equipment

Amapcet launches new colorants for electrical and electronics applications

Graphene nanotubes reduce static build up in TPU hoses

This Week in History

January 29, 1938: Paul Schlack at IG Farben invents nylon 6

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 12/30/22

PE, PP resin prices to remain under pressure in 2023

Prices for volume resins drop except for PE

New Luran grade has improved weather resistance

ExxonMobil doubles PP production at Batan Rouge plant

This Week in History

January 11, 1960: Chi Mei Corporation was founded in Taiwan

Resin Price Report: Increases on the table for January

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: December 16, 2022

Trinseo realigning production to reduce costs

ExxonMobil doubles PP capacity at Baton Rouge LA plant

Opinion: Is chemical recycling a silver bullet or a lead balloon?

2022: Mergers and acquisitions that made headlines this year

Resin producers looking to open 2023 with price increases

European resin prices under pressure from low demand and falling costs

This Week in History

January 1, 1960: DuPont introduces Delrin acetal resin to the market

Resin Price Report: Little joy ahead of the holidays

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: December 9, 2022

North American PET recycling reaches record highs

Polykemi begins production at second plant in China

Bruggemann develops new heat stabilizer additives for Nylon that is copper and halogen free

Rohm to purchase Lexan sheet business from SABIC

The Plastics Police had a banner year

Ascend develops new Hi-Dura MED grades of nylon for medical applications

SABIC launches new Ultem grades for consumer electronic applications

Avient launches new long glass fiber reinforced polyketone grades

Ensign equipment expands assembly plant for auxiliary equipment

Celanese develops new technology to bond nylon to aluminum

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