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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

LDPE prices down in Europe

May 2025: Prices for 4 of the 5 commodity resins flat to down

This Week in History

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

Rohm modifies PMMA prices in response to tariffs

CPVC prices drop in US

Polyamide markets navigate uncertainty due to tariff threats

PP prices slip in Europe

Syensqo launches new PPS coating grade

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

Asian LLDPE market weakens

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

Global PTFE market holds steady

LLDPE prices down in Europe

Mitsubishi to withdraw from PET bottle business

US proplylene price declines in March despite downstream polypropylene price surge

Styrene market in Netherlands gest affected by LB and Covestro plant closure

PP prices down in Europe

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

This Week in History

April 6, 1865: BASF (Badishe Anilin Und Soda Fabrik) founded in Germany

EVOH prices up in US

LDPE prices decline in US, rise in Europe

China’s polyamide slump contrasts with US market stability

This Week in History

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.

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

Asian PC prices decline

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

This Week in History

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

EVA prices stable in the US

LLDPE prices climb in Europe

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

This Week in History

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

LDPE prices up in Europe

This Week in History

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.

Resin Price Report: Up, Up and Away

PP prices rise in Europe

Polyplastics launches PP/cellulose fiber composite

SABIC launches new Noryl grade aimed at paintable EV service flaps

This Week in History

February 17, 2022: DuPont announces that it will sell the majority of its materials business including Zytel nylon to Celanese.

February 20, 1987: US regulators approve acquisition of Celanese Corporation of America by West German company Hoechst AG.