Weekly Resin Report: Slight spot price for PE resin drops slightly
The Plastics Exchange Market Update 5/13/2022
Isreali compounder Tosaf Inc. adds silos and new lines at NC plant
BASF expands capacity for its Irganox antioxidant at Singapore plant
FRX Polymers flame retardants earn SAFER designation from chemForward
BASF develops new PBT grade for sensitive electronics applications
Weekly Resin Report: Warehouses brim with resin but most is sold or held for export
The Plastics Exchange Market Update 5/6/2022
BASF develops new high heat, FR color stable nylon grade for electrical applications
Radici acquires engineering plastics business of India’s Ester Industries
Kraiburg TPE introduces TPE grades for pet accessory applications
LyondellBasell lifts force majeure on PP from its Lake Charles LA plant
LyondellBasell issues new PP price increase for June
Polyplastics develops new line of powdered POM, PPS, PBT and LCP polymers
May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which he called Cellophane
May 21, 2007: GE announces that it has sold its plastics division to SABIC
Weekly Resin Report: New force majeure on PP additives
The Plastics Exchange Market Update 4/29/22
Domo Chemicals expands capacity for its Technyl nylon grades in China
TotalEnergies declares force majeure on PP
ExxonMobil puts PP on allocation
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 of DuPont
Weekly Resin Report: Another week, another penny rise
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: April 22, 2022
Romira develops high performance polyamide grade for metal replacement
LG Chemical develops new flame retardant materials aimed at EV batteries
SABIC develops new PPS grade for 5G antenna applications
Kraiburg TPE offers new recycled TPE’s for automotive interior applications
Weekly Resin Report: Commodity resin pricing on upward trajectory
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: April 15,2022
LyondellBasell plans to exit refining business
Avient to acquire DSM’s protective materials business
Nexeo to open distribution facility in Costa Rica
Material prices increase sharply in Europe
Opinion: Get used to higher recycled plastic prices
Kraiburg offering recycled content TPE’s that are automotive approved
Opinion: My top three prizes for most irritating plastic packaging
April 25, 1961: Ravago Plastics is founded in Belgium.
April 27, 1896: Wallace Carothers who is credited with inventing nylon was born in Berlington Iowa.
April 29, 1937: Wallace Carothers committed suicide at the age of 41 by ingesting cyanide. He had sadly battled mental health issues for his entire life.
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: April 8, 2022
Inflation pressures weigh on plastics supply chain
ExxonMobil plans to take Jurong Island Singapore PP cracker offline
Ascend to acquire Indian compounder Formulated Polymers
Quantix to announce additional railcar surcharge
Several North American resin producers announce May price increases
April 21, 1801: E.I. Dupont DeNemours and Company founded in Wilmington Delaware
April 22, 1987: GE Plastics trademars Noryl GTX
Weekly Resin Report: Fresh April price increases on the table
The Plastics Exchange Market Update 4/1/22
ExxonMobil introduces new film grade PE’s that promise easier processing and better performance
Polyplastics introduces new POM grades for medical applications
M. Holland launches new product line aimed at medical packaging
Celanese and Mitsubishi complete restructuring of joint venture, Korea Engineering Plastics
ExxonMobil announces PP price increase for May
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: March 25, 2022
Avient launches high temp colorants for medical applications
LyondellBasell declares force majeure on Equistar PP grades made at Lake Charles LA plant
INEOS declares force majeure on PP after power outage at its Carson CA plant
New tradeshow PTXPO wraps up in Rosemont IL
April 6, 1865: BASF (Badishe Anilin Und Soda Fabrik) was founded in Germany
The Plastics Exchange Market Update March 18, 2022
Teknor Apex launches TPE series with up to 35% PCR content
ExxonMobil expects Linear Alpha Olefins plant at Baytown TX to be online mid-2023
Ascend acquires Indian engineered materials maker Formulated Polymers Ltd.
Kraiburg TPE introduces new grades for medical resealing applications
The Plastics Exchange Market Update, March 11, 2022
Polyplastics to construct new POM plant in China
Bulk transport company Quantix to impose surcharge on rail cars due to rail congestion
Solvay to separate into 2 independent companies
DL Chemical completes acquisition of Kraton
Opinion: What happened the last time oil markets went crazy?
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 for Chemistry in 1953
March 26, 1956: Polypropylene was patented by J. Paul Hogan at Phillips Petroleum
March 27, 1933: Polyethylene was discovered by accident at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Northwich England
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