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Weekly News Digest 5/11/2020

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Weekly Resin Report: Producers reduce output to combat over-supply, sliding prices

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 5/1/2020

Glass fiber reinforced polypropylene used for high-pressure piping

Covestro, Teknor Apex team up to compound TPU

Chroma Color upgrades some plants, closes Calumet City plant

DuPont has idled several plants including nylon resin plants

DuPont throttling back plastics production by close to 50%

Borealis sees net profit drop 25% in 1st quarter

Gas leak at LG Chemical PS plant in India leaves 11 dead

 

Weekly News Digest 5/4/2020

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Weekly Resin Report: Eroding demand and epic plunge in oil prices may lead to rationing of resin production

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 4/24/20

Slowing economy drops the hammer on resin prices

Teknor Apex develops new TPE grades for over-molding for medical devices

Dow to idle PE plants in US

Safety stocks keep APS Elastomers agile during pandemic

 

 

Weekly News Digest 4/20/2020

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No social distancing here

Weekly Resin Report: Prices slip, but don’t crater, in spot PE market

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 4/10/2020

PP, PET bottle resin prices down before fill impact of Covid-19

Nova restarts some construction on Ontario project

Nexeo to distribute BioLogiQ biopolymer line in North America

Kraiburg TPE launches new grades aimed at kitchen appliances

Evonik doubles capacity for transparent polyamide

Borealis completes acquisition of Nova’s 50% ownership share in Novealis

Employees volunteer to live at Braskem facility to maintain production of PP

Innovation, not taxes or bans, will solve the plastic waste problem

Why compostable plastics are not sustainable

Weekly News Digest 3/30/2020

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Weekly Resin Report: Periods of calm alternate with feverish activity, as resin markets reckon with Covid-19

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 3/20/20

PE price hikes called off

PolyPlastics develops new PBT grade for high voltage connectors

Plenty of work for compounders during outbreak

Dow enacts more safety steps at Louisiana plant following Covid reports

Michael Day Enterprises alive and well with new compounds

Materials firms work to fortify supply chain

PolyOne seeing minimal disruption from Covid-19

 

Weekly News Digest 3/23/2020

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Weekly Resin Report: After slow start, week ends with large volumes of PE changing hands

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 3/13/2020

Covestro develops new UV-transparent PC aimed at Li-Ion batteries

Domo Chemical to open nylon compounding plant in Pinghu China

Materials firms work to fortify supply chains during Corona Virus

PolyOne seeing minimal disruption from Corona virus

Corpus Christi Polymers seeing higher than expected construction costs at new PET plant

Virus concerns halt Shell plant construction in PA

Toray working to develop irradiation-crosslinked PE and PP

No major production cutbacks of material or downstream products yet

 

Weekly News Digest 3/16/2020

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Weekly Resin Report: Caution spreads through spot market

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 3/6/2020

Crude Oil sees biggest drop in decades

BASF develops new expanded polypropylene foam grade that has improved surface appearance

APS Elastomers moving to larger facility

Idemitsu plans to open second plant to manufacture syndiotactic polystyrene

Domo Chemicals to build nylon compounding facility in China

Ingenia buys former LyondellBasell compounding plant in Texas

PolySource expands distribution into Europe

Eastman production in China impacted by Coronavirus

 

 

Weekly News Digest 3/9/2020

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Weekly Resin Report: Commodity grade resins largely resilient amid market melt-down

The Plastics Exchange Market Update 2/28/2020

PVC, PP, PET bottle resin prices move in February

Clariant develops colorants for new automotive FAKRA connectors

Advansix expects 2020 to be challenging year

TPC begins to rebuild Port Neches butadiene extraction plant that suffered explosion in November

Polyplastics develops new glass filled PBT grade for high-voltage automotive components

SABIC launches chemical resistant PC copolymers for medical components

Interesting article about glass fiber reinforced acetal