Reticular polymers are having a moment
Polymer based heart valve achieves positive outcomes in clinical trial
BASF transfers Styrodur business to BACHL
INEOS secures 2 million Euro grant for Project One in Belgium
SABIC to close ethylene cracker in northeast England
Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on PET from China and Indonesia
LyondellBasell’s polyolefin technologies to be licensed by SHCCIG Yulin Chemical
Mitsubishi Chemical to relocate PMMA manufacturing subsidiary
Moderate demand for polystyrene in Europe
How the Iran-Isreal conflict is affecting the global petrochemicals market
Covestro begins local production of medical grade TPU in Asia
Westlake to shutter Pernis, Netherlands plant amid European downturn
Polysource to distribute Indorama Ventures PET and PEN resins in North America
ALBIS to distribute BASF’s engineering materials in Italy
Syensqo launches orange colored PPA grades for EV components
Prices for volume resins flat to down heading into 3rd quarter
Westlake, Ascend announce plant closures
Lubrizol launches TPU grades for foaming processes
North American plastic equipment shipments drop for second straight quarter
June 29, 2021: Celanese announces that it will purchase the Santoprene TPV product line from Exxonmobil.
BASF develops new polyamide for EV connectors
INEOS Project ONE reaches 70% completion
LyondellBasell to sell some of its olefins and polyolefins business to private equity fund
Farr Polychem expands TPE portfolio with three specialized extrusion grades
BASF launches new FR PA 9T grade
June 17, 1988: Borg Warner announces sale of its chemical division, including Cycolac ABS, to GE Plastics
PP market adjusts as tariff suspension spurs pricing shifts across Asia and Latin America
BASF set to assume full ownership of Alsachimie in France, strengthening its position in nylon
Borealis and Borouge to expand XLPE capacity
Star Plastics offers PC/ABS FR compounds as a cost effective alternative to ABS FR
Kraiburg introduces new TPE grades for wearable medical devices
June 2, 1942: Donald Fletcher Holmes and William Edward Hanford were granted a patent on the process to manufacture TPU while working at DuPont.
June 2, 1947: Earl Tupper patents plastic resealable containers
PepsiCo abandons plastic reduction targets amid industry shift
History: When Nylons Came to Town
ABS market sees glimmers of recovery
Regulatory round-up: The latest PFAS restrictions
Sumitomo Seika to discontinue manufacture of PE, PP powder in Japan
June 2025: Prices for the five commodity resins flat to down
Syensqo expands PPS compounding in Georgia
Kraton closing Ohio site, refocusing operations
Kraton to transition away from polyamides business
Chevron Phillips Chemical to sell Singapore site to Aster Chemicals
Celanese unveils smart material selection search tool
Ascend starts production of high-purity acrylonitrile
ASA prices gain momentum in April
Styrene market faces bearish trend globally
Celanese, Li Auto launch new low-emission material for auto interiors
DOMO Chemicals expands compounding in India
LyondellBasell launches LLDPE tie layer grade for film orientation applications
May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which he called Cellophane
May 21, 2007: GE announces that it has sold its plastics division to SABIC
This week in plastic resin news
Celanese works on ultra-low emission materials for vehicle interiors
Propylene monomer prices fall in US
Syensqo launches new PPSU grade for medical applications
Global POM market shows divergent trends in China, US and Europe
Ethylene monomer prices fall in US and Europe
EPA announces major actions to address PFAS contamination
LEHVOSS signs PolySource as its authorized distributor in North America
Borealis PE grade enables breakthrough in thin stable MDO films
Ascend Performance Materials files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
April 29, 1937: Wallace Carothers, who is credited with inventing nylon, committed suicide by ingesting cyanide. He was only 41 years old.
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