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SABIC launches first FR PBT for nano-molding

History: The invention of polycarbonate: A tale of two chemists

Covestro debuts flame retardant encapsulation foam for EV batteries

Clariant denies LyondellBasell’s claims that it violated EU competition law

LDPE prices lower in Europe

Arkema announces trade name for new line of polyimides

Replacing PFAS, a transition in processing lubricants

New training course tackles plastics material selection

This Week in History

July 23, 1948: A crude form of ABS was patented by Lawrence E Daley and Robert W Pooley at United States Rubber Company which would later become Uniroyal.

July 23, 1965: Washington Penn Plastics Company was founded.

Star Plastics acquires Trivalence Technologies

History: The unbreakable plastic black beauty that communication forever

Rohm America shutters Westwego, LA MMA plant

Dow slashes European operations amid profitability push

Arkema to build new clear PA plant in Singapore

Vynova to cease PVC production at Beek plant in The Netherlands

Braskem to expand PE production in Rio de Janeiro

Nexeo Plastics partners with Azhar Plastics to expand reach in Morocco

Reticular polymers are having a moment

Polymer based heart valve achieves positive outcomes in clinical trial

BASF transfers Styrodur business to BACHL

INEOS secures 2 million Euro grant for Project One in Belgium

SABIC to close ethylene cracker in northeast England

Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on PET from China and Indonesia

LyondellBasell’s polyolefin technologies to be licensed by SHCCIG Yulin Chemical

Mitsubishi Chemical to relocate PMMA manufacturing subsidiary

Moderate demand for polystyrene in Europe

How the Iran-Isreal conflict is affecting the global petrochemicals market

Covestro begins local production of medical grade TPU in Asia

Westlake to shutter Pernis, Netherlands plant amid European downturn

PP prices slip in Europe

Polysource to distribute Indorama Ventures PET and PEN resins in North America

ALBIS to distribute BASF’s engineering materials in Italy

Syensqo launches orange colored PPA grades for EV components

Prices for volume resins flat to down heading into 3rd quarter

Westlake, Ascend announce plant closures

LLDPE prices climb in Europe

Lubrizol launches TPU grades for foaming processes

North American plastic equipment shipments drop for second straight quarter

This Week in History

June 29, 2021: Celanese announces that it will purchase the Santoprene TPV product line from Exxonmobil.

BASF develops new polyamide for EV connectors

INEOS Project ONE reaches 70% completion

HDPE prices lower in Europe

LyondellBasell to sell some of its olefins and polyolefins business to private equity fund

Farr Polychem expands TPE portfolio with three specialized extrusion grades

BASF launches new FR PA 9T grade

This Week in History

June 17, 1988: Borg Warner announces sale of its chemical division, including Cycolac ABS, to GE Plastics

Kisuma Chemicals unveils new PP additives

Brilliant Group launches new glow in the dark concentrates

Alpek to shut down North Carolina PET plant

HDPE prices hold steady in Asia, stay weak in Europe

US ethane policy shocks China’s PE industry

ALBIS establishes subsidiary in Tel Aviv, Isreal

Kraiburg launches TPE compounds for medical tubing

PP market adjusts as tariff suspension spurs pricing shifts across Asia and Latin America

BASF set to assume full ownership of Alsachimie in France, strengthening its position in nylon

PP prices down in Germany

Borealis and Borouge to expand XLPE capacity

Star Plastics offers PC/ABS FR compounds as a cost effective alternative to ABS FR

Kraiburg introduces new TPE grades for wearable medical devices

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

PepsiCo abandons plastic reduction targets amid industry shift

History: When Nylons Came to Town

ABS market sees glimmers of recovery

Regulatory round-up: The latest PFAS restrictions

Sumitomo Seika to discontinue manufacture of PE, PP powder in Japan

June 2025: Prices for the five commodity resins flat to down

Navigating medical plastics trends in 2025

Syensqo expands PPS compounding in Georgia

Kraton closing Ohio site, refocusing operations

Kraton to transition away from polyamides business

Chevron Phillips Chemical to sell Singapore site to Aster Chemicals

Celanese unveils smart material selection search tool

US PP market under pressure

Ascend starts production of high-purity acrylonitrile

ASA prices gain momentum in April

PMMA prices show uneven path

Styrene market faces bearish trend globally

Celanese, Li Auto launch new low-emission material for auto interiors

PP prices slide in Europe

DOMO Chemicals expands compounding in India

LyondellBasell launches LLDPE tie layer grade for film orientation applications

This Week in History

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