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.
Covestro introduces new polycarbonate made from recycled headlights
LG develops new glass powder additive to boost anti-microbial properties
TPE price stability returns in Europe
Acrylonitrile market faces upward pressure in US
May 2025: Prices for 4 of the 5 commodity resins flat to down
April 21, 1801: E.I. DuPont DeNemours and Company founded in Welmington Delaware
April 22, 1987: GE Plastics trademarks Noryl GTX
April 25, 1961: Ravago Plastics in founded in Belgium
April 27, 1896: Wallace Carothers, who is credited with inventing nylon, was born in Burlington Iowa
Resin Price Report: Tariff anxiety trumps attractive discounts to stall sales in resin market
Study shows that flexible medical PVC can be safely recycled up to six times
Light up car emblems are creating new applications for acrylic
US hexene prices come under pressure amidst PE market volatility
Lanxess finalizes sales of urethane systems business to UBE
North American styrene market stable despite shutdowns at LB and Americas Styrenics
BASF unveils new PESU grade for electronics applications
LB partners with Nexeo to expand distribution in Europe
US proplylene price declines in March despite downstream polypropylene price surge
Styrene market in Netherlands gest affected by LB and Covestro plant closure
Canada defines PFAS as toxic under CEPA in its latest report
RadiciGroup opens new facility in Brazil
April 2025: Mixed bag for prices of volume resins
April 6, 1865: BASF (Badishe Anilin Und Soda Fabrik) founded in Germany
LDPE prices decline in US, rise in Europe
China’s polyamide slump contrasts with US market stability
March 26, 1956: Polypropylene was patented by J. Paul Hogan at Phillips Petroleum.
March 27, 1933: Polyethylene was discovered by accident at ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in Northwich England.
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Global TPE market slows amid weak automotive demand
BPA prices rise after LG Chem’s force majeure
PP prices trend lower in Europe
LEGO introduces tires made from recycled fishing nets and motor oil
Kraiburg introduces new TPE with exceptional light transmissibility
SK develops new copolymer for breathable membranes
March 22, 1949: A patent was issued on PET fiber to John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson.
March 23, 1881: Hermann Stoudinger, who first characterized macromolecules as polymers was born. He would win the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1953.
Adnoc-OMV-Nova Chemicals merger will create 4th largest polyolefin producer in the world
LLDPE market remains stable in Asia and US amid inventory pressure and weak demand
Global HDPE market is stable despite market challenges
PBT market stable in US and Europe but volatile in China
LLDPE prices drift lower in Europe
Kraiburg TPE partners with Vinmar Group to distribute its products in North America
LyondellBasell launches PP grade for rigid packaging
March 14, 1876: Otto Rohm was born in Ohringen Germany. He was a chemist who was instrumental in the development of acrylic. He would later form Rohm & Haas and register the trade name Plexiglass.
Black plastic phobia: The zombie lie that just won’t die
Chevron eyes Phillips 66’s CP Chem stake amid activist pressure, strategic shift
BP announces renewed focus on traditional oil and gas
US acrylonitrile market outlook: Rising prices and tight supplies
Europe’s PLA market sees mid-February spike, to gain stability by month end
Lone Star Funds to acquire Radici Group’s high performance polymers business
Covestro introduces anti-counterfeiting polymer substrate for currency printing
Lubrizol launches TPU production line at its Shanghai site
Sumitomo Chemical expands LCP business by acquiring Syensqo’s assets
March 2025 resin pricing: Commodity resin prices firm up
March 5, 1963: The Hula Hoop, made from Phillips Petroleum polyethylene, was patented.
Resin Price Report: Domestic and export sales remain robust, despite rising prices
Pritzker Private Capital to acquire majority stake in Americhem
HDPE prices up in US, steady in Europe
February 25, 1928: Shi Wen Long, the founder of Chi Mei Corporation, which is the world’s largest producer of ABS was born in Tainan Taiwan
February 27, 1856: German chemist Alfred Einhorn was born. He is thought to have created polycarbonate in a laboratory in 1898. He also invented Novocain.
February 28, 1935: Wallace Carothers at DuPont invents nylon 66.
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