Category: news

The news has been dominated by Hurricane Harvey but there were a few other stories of interest last week.

Resin distributors having a great 2017

DuPont takes historic exit from plastics

Perstorp AB upgrades UK plant

Albis opens US compounding plant

 

 

Smoke, explosions reported at Arkema site

More about the Arkema plant

IHS Hurricane Harvey update

Huntsman closes Texas facilities

Weekly Resin Report: It was a slow week, and then Hurrican Harvey blew into town

Harvey continuing to hit residents, companies in Texas

New clear copolyester from Mitsubishi receives top fire safety rating

Weekly Resin Report: Sales slump not having noticeable effect on prices

Materials manufacturing braces for hurricane Harvey

July sees PP and PET prices up, PS down

Coventus Polymers is named LG Chemicals distributor in US and Canada

 

Weekly Resin Report: Producers continue to eye price increase

Teknor Apex to build compounding and R&D facility in Germany

PolyOne keeps expanding into specialty colors and inks

Electronics and medical applications for PTFE keep growing

PET bottle resin prices higher in July

Evonik sees good growth for first half of 2017

 

Ineos Styrolution to expand styrenics capacity in India

Weekly Resin Report: Last-minute surge in spot resin trading turns July from average to exceptional

PP prices up and PS prices down in July

Ovation Polymers looking for a buyer or joint venture partner

Borealis sees record results for first half of 2017

 

Startup aims to turn scrap polypropylene back into virgin

Formosa Plastics sued for clean water act violations

Weekly Resin Report: PE transactions going strong; PP not so much

Ampacet opens new plant in Australia

 

Teknor Apex introduces new line of medical grade TPVs

Mitsui increasing polypropylene capacity

Weekly Resin Report: Copolymer PP resin supply tightening

Formosa declares “force majeure” on some PVC resins

First half of 2017 sees volatile PP market

Commodity resin sales growth not that strong this year

Clariant part of EU investigation into ethylene purchasing

LyondellBasell to supply technology to Chinese petrochemical company

BASF reports 12% sales growth in Q2 2017

 

Toray introduces two new high barrier PET films

Scientists make polycarbonate from chemical extracted from lemons and carbon dioxide

Global Plastics Summit returns to Chicago in October

Weekly Resin Report: Producers nominate $0.03-0.05/lb increase for polypropylene in August

A. Schulman lowers financial outlook for 2017

AkzoNobel CEO steps down citing health reasons

Dow  makes management changes as DuPont merger nears

A&R Logistics to open new export facility in GA

Kuwaiti ethylene producer announces unplanned shut down

Lanxess launches new PBT/ASA alloy line

PolyPlastics expands Michigan headquarters, adds new testing equipment

Weekly Resin Report: Markets firm up as Q3 begins

Carolina Color introduces new line of PET colorants

Polish chemical company, Grupa Azoty planning new PP plant in northern Poland

 

Ineos Styrolution adds new medical ABS and SBC grades

PolyOne acquires color supplier Mesa Industries (behind pay wall)

Solvay to sell stake in Brazilian PVC compounder

Polyram to open production facility in Indiana

Nova Chemicals completes acquisition of massive gulf coast PE plant

Albis adds new medical grade materials