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News Digest 11/13/2017

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Weekly Resin Report: Prices continue to slide as business returns to normal

Ascend to increase nylon 66 production

M. Holland committed to growth in Latin America

Asahi Kasei to open compounding plant in Mexico in 2020

Techmer PM to open compounding plant in Mexico

Firm to upward pricing still dominates commodity resins, but…

DowDuPont boosts production of Zytel HTN compounds in Belgium

Chevron Phillips celebrates startup of US Gulf Coast PE plant

ELIX Polymers partners with T&P Plastic for ABS distribution in the Balkans

Braskem’s US PP operating rate slides to 92% in third quarter

Glass Transition Temperature and You

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Glass transition temperature is an often discussed but poorly understood property of plastic materials. I want to clear up some of the mystery of glass transition temperature and help you understand how it can be used in picking the right material for an application.

I know what you’re thinking. What does ironing have to do with glass transition temperature? Read on and find out.

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News Digest 11/6/2017

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Foster Corp introduces new line of SMMA for medical applications

Weekly Resin Report: Commodity-grade PE resins experience price erosion

M&G puts unfinished PET plant in Corpus Christi Texas on the market

Braskem denies rumor that LyondellBasell has made offer to purchase it

Trinseo reports third quarter results

A Schulman reports fiscal fourth quarter results

News Digest 10/30/2017

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Sales flat for A. Schulman but returns to profitability

ARC Resin opens new larger distribution center

LyondellBasell considers PP expansion in US

M&G Polymers files Chapter 11

ExxonMobil adds new Santoprene grades

Recycling company’s warehouse burns in WV

Clariant and Huntsman merger called off

Production begins at new Solvay plant in Mexico

Weekly Resin Report: Will new petrochemical plants and reactors coming online bring price relief?

Solvay launches highly heat stabilized grades of nylon

Upwards movement for commodity resin prices

Weekly News Digest 10/23/2017

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Kraiburg introduces new line of Thermolast TPEs that bond with EPDM rubber

Radici introduces new material based on PPS

Weekly Resin Report: Harvey-driven premiums peel off as spot markets begin slow return to normalcy

Solvay introduces new UV stabilizers

ExxonMobil celebrates Santoprene’s 40th birthday

Elastron to open US compounding facility (behind paywall)

ExxonMobil brings PE production online at new Mont Belvieu plant

KW Plastics receives approval to use recycled HDPE for food contact

Ascend introduces new PA66 for electrical components

News Digest 10/16/2017

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Solvay introduces new UV stabilizers for TPOs

PE supply chain still tight from Hurricane Harvey

Medical implants drive demand for UHMWPE

BASF develops new semi-transparent nylon

Aurora Plastics acquires S&E Specialty Polymers

Weekly Resin Report: Rise in spot PE prices since August could reach a dime

Elevated resin prices continue for now

New Digest 10/9/2017

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Niche Polymers expands operations

Flat glass fiber developed for reinforcement of thermoplastics

Albis to acquire carbon fiber composite recycler

M Holland to acquire marketing group

Weekly Resin Report: PE, PP prices ease across the board

Compounder, Shanghai PRET Composites sees explosive growth

Toxic flame retardants are still being used despite alternatives

Agilyx, Ineos Styrolution plan to develop chemical based polystyrene recycling

Evonik developing new method for making methyl methacrylate

A. Schulman may be looking for a buyer

Who is ELIX Polymers?

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ELIX Polymers is making a big effort in the US marketplace with a flurry of trade show appearances of press releases. If you pay attention to plastics industry news, you have now doubt heard of them. But just who is this newcomer?

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