Author: weeklypellet

Mexico’s tariff overhaul creates opportunities for US plastics

Arkema starts up new PA 12 facility in Singapore

BASF develops new durable polyamide grades for EV applications

Domo halts German polyamide facility after financing talks fail

HUGE: SABIC sells plastics business in 2 separate deals

CAI unveils high-efficiency halogen free flame retardant

Westlake acquires ACI’s compounding business

Avient launches PFAS free material technology for catheters

This Week in History

January 17, 1977: Monsanto registers the brand name Santoprene

January 17, 2024: Bamberger Polymers and AMCO announce merger. Both companies are owned by Ravago Group

DOMO Chemicals German subsidiaries file for insolvency

Badger Color invests in new molding machines

Arkema plans divestment of plastic additives business

This Week in History

January 1, 1960: DuPont Delrin is introduced to the market

January 5, 1918: The American Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company was founded. The company’s name would be changed to Celanese Corporation of America in 1927

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

Ineos to invest in its Grangemouth PE and PP facility in the UK

New PFAS free PC from SABIC suited for thin-wall medical applications

Westlake announces plant closures amid profitability push

Polyplastics develops new LCP grades for electronics applications

Toray develops antistatic ABS resin

Borealis and Borouge launch new recycled polyolefin brand

Prices of volume resins mostly down entering 2026

Pret Advanced Materials to upgrade its Johnsonville SC plant

Formerra expands portfolio with Techmer PM partnership

Toray develops new antistatic ABS for electronics applications

HEXPOL low VOC TPE meets stringent Porsche emission specification

Trinseo raises PS, ABS and SAN pricing in Europe

This Week in History

December 15, 1939: Commercial production of nylon 66 begins at DuPont in Seaford Delaware

New Positives of Plastic website debut’s

SPE Polyolefins conference scheduled for February

Asahi Kasei and Teijin Limited to merge

Researchers develop plastics that self-destruct after use

TotalEnergies Corbion names Vichem as PLA distributor in Vietnam

LyondellBasell installs seven-layer cast film line at Cincinnati technical center

This Week in History

December 9, 1908: William Edward Hanford was born. He co-patented the process for manufacturing TPU while working at DuPont.

December 12, 1846: Eugen Baumann who is credited with inventing PVC was born in the German Confederation.

ELIX Polymers receives automotive approvals for anti-squeak grades of ABS and PC/ABS

Company develops new biodegradable glitter

Struktol develops odor control additive for recycled materials

Cargill processing aid offers alternative to fluoropolymers

This Week in History

December 7, 1909: Leo Baekland patents Bakelite phenolic resin which becomes the world’s first commercial synthetic plastic.

Polyplastics to market Mitsui Chemicals Arlen polyamide and Aurum polyimide engineering grades

LOTTE Chemical finalizes Indonesian petrochemical complex

Chroma Color expands portfolio of rotational molding colorants

Olin, Braskem partner on EDC production

INEOS Styrolution shutters French PS plant

ExxonMobil closes Scottish ethylene plant

SPE announces 2026 polyolefins conference

Kraiburg develops new TPE’s for fire safety applications

Lower prices for PE, PP, PS and PVC. PET higher

This Week in History

November 28, 1837: John Wesley Hyatt, the inventory of the injection molding machine, was born in Starkey NY

November 30, 2011: INEOS and BASF form a joint venture to produce styrenics called Styrolution

Does PVC have a future in healthcare?

Automotive plastics market steadily growing

Clariant extends CLARITY Prime in China with SECCO partnership

Lotte completes Indonesian petrochemical complex

INEOS files anti-dumping complaints in EU

Shin-Etsu Chemical develops recyclable thermoplastic silicone

This Week in History

November 17, 2014: Styrolution becomes wholly owned by INEOS and changes name to INEOS Styrolution

November 18, 1998: Hoeschst AG announces that is spinning off Celanese. The new company will be called Celanese AG.

November 19, 1872: The injection molding machine was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.