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LLDPE spot prices up in Europe
Arkema to exhibit high-performance PAs and TPEs at the Automotive Engineering Expo
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Weekly News Digest: July 8, 2024
Resin Price Report: Buyers step up, making 1st half of year the strongest market in years
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: June 28, 2024
US EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances
Peak Performance Compounding develops micro-pellet technology for small parts molding
Americhem launches line of PFAS free internally lubricated compounds
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Resin Price Report: Prices inch up amid strong demand
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Prices up for PE, ABS, PC, Nylons; Down for PP, PET and flat for PS and PVC
Zeon to build new cyclo olefin polymer plant in Japan
LyondellBasell adding PP line at facility in Dalian China
This Week in History
June 29, 2021: Celanese announces that it will purchase the Santoprene TPV product line from ExxonMobil
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Resin Price Report: Resin demand heats up as summer starts
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Tupperware shifting production from US to Mexico
Covestro introduces new line of PC copolymers
INEOS Styrolution to shutter styrene monomer plant in Sarnia Ontario Canada
Rohm to expand PMMA production at Connecticut plant
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This Week in History
June 17, 1988: Borg warner announces sale of chemical division, including Cycolac ABS to GE Plastics.
Weekly News Digest: June 10, 2024
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Resin Price Report: Heightened demand leaves some buyers hanging
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: May 24, 2024
PTFE free internally lubricated formulations slip into gear
LyondellBasell acquires 35% of Saudi Arabia based NATPET
DuPont to split into 3 separate companies
Lummus partners with Sumitomo Chemical to commercialize polyolefins technologies
Weekly News Digest: May 28, 2024
Resin Price Report: Houston storm a prelude to hyperactive storm season?
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: May 17, 2024
BASF to increase PA and PBT capacity in India
Polyplastics launches PPS with improved thermal shock resistance
Kuraray introduces blister resistant high heat PA resin
INEOS Styrolution launches new high SAN grade
More than 50,000 registrants attended NPE2024
This Week in History
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.
Weekly News Digest: May 20, 2024
Resin Price Report: Lull in resin trading during NPE
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The wide world of plastics at NPE2024
Finnish compounder, Premix prepares to open first US plant
SABIC develops new Valox PBT aimed at diabetes devices
LyondellBasell to establish new distribution hub in Hungary
LEHVOSS Group introduces new laser sintering FR PPS
Avient launches new recycled high impact nylon grades
This Week in History
May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which we called Cellophane.
May 21, 2007: General Electric announces that is has sold its plastics division to SABIC.
Weekly News Digest: May 13, 2024
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 5/3/2024
Arburg gave out cool tool boxes at NPE
The word sustainable was a bit overused at NPE but this pail was pretty cool
Lotte launches FR PP resins that delay thermal runaway in EV batteries
Kraiburg introduces new TPE for automotive sealing systems and exteriors
Prices for PE, PS, PVC, PET trending flat, PP to drop
This Week in History
May 15, 1940: The first nylon stockings were shipped to retail stores.
May 15, 1973: The PET water bottle was patented by Nathaniel C Wyeth at DuPont.
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