Weekly Resin Report: Snug supply lifts PE, PP prices
Engel developing interesting new nylon composite molding technique
DowDuPont sales grow but profit declines in 2017
PP jumps by 9 cents, PE slides by 3 cents
Albis buys out JV partner and moves HQ
Mexichem buys PVC compounder Sylvin
Downward PE pricing predicted for 2018
New Chevron Phillips PE plant to start up in 1st quarter
LyondellBasell to perform maintenance at olefins unit beginning in 1st quarter
Westlake Chemical diversifies product portfolio
SABIC acquires stake in Clariant
Kraiburg TPE adds new compounding line in Germany
Study shows that PE can be recycled up to 10 times
Weekly Resin Report: Weather related supply disruptions bolster producers’ price increase efforts
Pricing up in December for PP, PE, PS and PET
Mitsubishi starts up TPE plant in Thailand
Cold weather in Texas impacts PP supply
Commodity resin pricing summary for January
Lyondellbasell declares force majeure on PE
SABIC’s new PP line in the Netherlands is now operational
Celanese reports full 2017 earnings
Celanese announces price increases for PP and nylon products
LyondellBasell decalres force majeure on polyethylene
Ascend to increase prices for Nylon 66 on Feb 1
Winter weather impacts Houston area polymer plants
Weekly Resin Report: Polypropylene contracts expected to soar by as much as $.10/lb in January
Polymax TPE to increase capacity
Thai materials company, Indorama wants to buy M&G Polymers PET facility
Federal Government undertaking a criminal investigation against Citadel Plastics
Kraiberg TPE introduces new medical grades
Clariant opens new masterbatch plan in Saudi Arabia
EU approves merger of Japanese ABS manufacturers, Techno Polymer Co. and UMG ABS Ltd.
PolyOne acquires Spanish colorant supplier IQAP Masterbatch Group
New joint venture acetal plant in Saudi Arabia comes on line
Lotte Advanced Materials acquires two Indonesian ABS manufacturers
Weekly Resin Report: Quiet conclusion to raucous year in spot resin trading
Ravago acquires Polymer Technology & Services LLC
Conventus develops materials for firearm applications
Celanese to acquire Omni Plastics
Weekly Resin Report: Year-end lull in in spot resin market punctuated by another PE price slide
PP & PET prices up in November
Material suppliers see increased stock prices for 2017
Markets for PE, PP look beyond 2017 for growth and new capacity
Nexeo to carry additional Santoprene grades for 2018
US December PP contracts settle with a price increase
SABIC develops ultra-high melt strength polypropylene
Solvay develops carbon fiber filled PEEK for medical applications
Weekly Resin Report: The market remains bearish as processors await lower prices
Clariant shareholders demand that the company reassess its strategy after failure of merger
Prices on the rise for PP, Nylon and recycled pet
Deltech introduces new grades of polystyrene
LyondellBasell invests in Dutch recycler
With the exception of PP, commodity resins prices flat to down
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