Category: news

Lanxess to open new compounding facility in China

Weekly Resin Report: Processors limit purchases and work down inventories as prices remain elevated

Most commodity resin prices rise in October

Braskem-Idesa joint venture PE plant in Mexico ramps up to over 80% capacity

Chase now distributing materials from 3 sites in mexico

Chevron restarting major PE unit production in Houston

Dow restarts major PP and PE units in Houston

Lanxess raising prices for nylon and PBT

Ampacet invests in new capacity in Europe

 

Ineos Styrolution partners with Pyrowave in polystyrene recycling project

Italian firm opens carpet recycling facility in Arizona

PolyPlastics offers low VOC grades of acetal for automotive interior applications

Weekly Resin Report: PE supplies improve as storm related premiums erode

Teknor Apex introduces new roto-molding grades

M Holland acquires T&T Marketing

Lanxess eyes record year with 35% increase in earnings

Where is Zytel now? Back in Wilmington

 

Weekly Resin Report: Prices continue to slide as business returns to normal

Ascend to increase nylon 66 production

M. Holland committed to growth in Latin America

Asahi Kasei to open compounding plant in Mexico in 2020

Techmer PM to open compounding plant in Mexico

Firm to upward pricing still dominates commodity resins, but…

DowDuPont boosts production of Zytel HTN compounds in Belgium

Chevron Phillips celebrates startup of US Gulf Coast PE plant

ELIX Polymers partners with T&P Plastic for ABS distribution in the Balkans

Braskem’s US PP operating rate slides to 92% in third quarter

 

 

 

Foster Corp introduces new line of SMMA for medical applications

Weekly Resin Report: Commodity-grade PE resins experience price erosion

M&G puts unfinished PET plant in Corpus Christi Texas on the market

Braskem denies rumor that LyondellBasell has made offer to purchase it

Trinseo reports third quarter results

A Schulman reports fiscal fourth quarter results

 

Sales flat for A. Schulman but returns to profitability

ARC Resin opens new larger distribution center

LyondellBasell considers PP expansion in US

M&G Polymers files Chapter 11

ExxonMobil adds new Santoprene grades

Recycling company’s warehouse burns in WV

Clariant and Huntsman merger called off

Production begins at new Solvay plant in Mexico

Weekly Resin Report: Will new petrochemical plants and reactors coming online bring price relief?

Solvay launches highly heat stabilized grades of nylon

Upwards movement for commodity resin prices

 

Kraiburg introduces new line of Thermolast TPEs that bond with EPDM rubber

Radici introduces new material based on PPS

Weekly Resin Report: Harvey-driven premiums peel off as spot markets begin slow return to normalcy

Solvay introduces new UV stabilizers

ExxonMobil celebrates Santoprene’s 40th birthday

Elastron to open US compounding facility (behind paywall)

ExxonMobil brings PE production online at new Mont Belvieu plant

KW Plastics receives approval to use recycled HDPE for food contact

Ascend introduces new PA66 for electrical components

 

Solvay introduces new UV stabilizers for TPOs

PE supply chain still tight from Hurricane Harvey

Medical implants drive demand for UHMWPE

BASF develops new semi-transparent nylon

Aurora Plastics acquires S&E Specialty Polymers

Weekly Resin Report: Rise in spot PE prices since August could reach a dime

Elevated resin prices continue for now

Niche Polymers expands operations

Flat glass fiber developed for reinforcement of thermoplastics

Albis to acquire carbon fiber composite recycler

M Holland to acquire marketing group

Weekly Resin Report: PE, PP prices ease across the board

Compounder, Shanghai PRET Composites sees explosive growth

Toxic flame retardants are still being used despite alternatives

Agilyx, Ineos Styrolution plan to develop chemical based polystyrene recycling

Evonik developing new method for making methyl methacrylate

A. Schulman may be looking for a buyer

 

Distributor, Foster Corp adds Lotte ABS and PC to their line cards

Weekly Resin Report: Shortage of materials puts price increases in play

Compounder PolyVisions introduces new flame retardant polyesters

Certainteed says that defective PP from Ravago caused siding problems

Hurricane season hitting material prices

PET manufacturers accuse 5 countries of “dumping”

 

Star Plastics adds new equipment and new logo

DowDuPont starts up new PE plant in Texas

Shareholder asks Clariant to rethink merger with Huntsman

Arkema expands flouropolymer capacity in US

Weekly Resin Report: As prices continue to climb, resin availability swells, until it doesn’t

M Holland adds staff to cope with growth

LyondellBasell starts PP production at new plant in Dalian, China

The first phase of new Old Ocean, TX Chevron Phillips PE plant is now operational

BASF enters deal to buy Solvay’s nylon business