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Weekly News Digest 6/10/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Activity slows amid escalating trade wars and weakening oil prices

The Plastics Exchange market update 5/31/2019

North American PP resin prices move up in May

Can we remove BPA from California prop 65?

DuPont shows new bio-based and post consumer recycled materials at Chinaplas

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals boosting PP compounding capacity

Avantium moving forward on bio-based plastics plant

Slower growth will affect US plastics market

Lyondellbasell drops Braskem acquisition bid

Sumika buying Turkish compounder, Emas

Vinmar acquires Mexican distributor Alpheus

Ineos announces investment in Saudi Arabia

Weekly News Digest 6/3/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Most spot PP & PE prices shed a penny

The Plastics Exchange market update 5/24/2019

New liquid additive said to substantially increase physical proper ties of recycled materials

FDA approved non-phthalate PVC plasticizer for food contact applications

BASF to build engineering plastics, TPU plants in Zhanjiang China

About that Ocean Garbage Patch

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The picture above shows the pristine Pacific Ocean that used to exist before the ocean was destroyed by plastic waste. Hit the jump to see what the Pacific Ocean looks like now.

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Weekly News Digest 5/28/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Some processors bank on PE supply surge that will send resin prices lower

The Plastics Exchange market update May 17, 2019

SABIC’s depolymerization technology said to extend useful life of PET bottles

ExxonMobil announces major expansions

SABIC announces new investment in Ultem capacity

Shell advances plans to build monoethylene glycol plant in Louisiana

PVC prices settled down 2 cents for April

Celanese to close Tennessee compounding plant at the end of June

PE, PS prices up in April, PET slides

Graphene supplier points to benefits with PP

Weekly News Digest 5/20/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Contract polypropylene price expected to jump at least a nickle

The Plastics Exchange market update 5/10/2019

New polymer can be recycled multiple times without loss of properties

Arkema plans to build bio-based nylon 11 plant in Singapore

DSM expands in India with acquisition

Asahi Kasei to relocate European headquarters

Mass Polymers grows as it turns to supplying more generic prime materials

ExxonMobil expands Santoprene capacity at Newport, Wales plant

SABIC introduces new PBT grade made from recycled post-consumer PET

Weekly News Digest 5/13/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Spot and contract resin prices rising across the board

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 5/3/2019

Prices of PE, PP, PS up, flat to down for PVC, PET

Polyplastics introduces new grade of Duracon acetal resin

Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical open joint ethane cracker in Louisiana

New study questions benefits of biodegradable plastic bags

Evonik overhauling it’s nylon business

Exxonmobil’s $2 Billion Baytown expansion to include specialty plastics

Borealis sees profit drop in Q1

PolyOne launches new cellular vinyl for molding and trim applications

Radici consolidating in Europe on automotive decline

Weekly News Digest 5/6/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: As PE prices started to tick higher, buyers came looking for deals

The Plastics Exchange market update 4/26/2019

North American PE price hike sticks in April

DSM introduces new grade of its Xytron PPS

Trinseo consolidating German operations

DowDuPont seeks buyer for bio-materials business

LyondellBasell sees lower sales and profit for Q1

Sabic reports lower Q1 sales

Covestro earnings drop in Q1

Lanxess introduces highly reinforced nylon 6 grades

New polymers are being developed that change color or fluorescence under mechanical load

Weekly News Digest 4/29/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Further production issues could trigger in PP resin prices

The Plastics Exchange market update 4/19/2019

Sold PS prices up, PET prices down in April

AMCO to distribute SABIC specialty products

RTP to add second materials plant in Mexico

Toray introduces new PPS grade with increased flexibility

Opinion piece:

Busting the myth that paper is more environmentally friendly than plastics

Weekly News Digest 4/22/2019

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Weekly Resin Report: Sellers cautiously optimistic, as spot resin prices inch up

The Plastics Exchange market update 4/12/2019

Prices slide for PC & Nylon 6

SCG Chemicals debuts new PE112 pipe grade HDPE

PolyOne’s disappointing Q1 leads to job cuts

MOL Group acquires German recycler/compounder Aurora Kunstsoffe

Aurora Plastics acquires Elastocon TPE Technologies

BASF investing $78M in Louisiana expansion

Great opinion piece here:

Sorry, folks, oil does not come from dinosaurs

Happy Easter from The Weekly Pellet

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