Category: news

New 6500 ton injection molding machine to mold septic tanks

BASF to invest in new additives plant in China

Spanish oil company Repsol introduces line of PP, PE and EVA for medical applications

Toho Tenax develops new carbon fiber reinforced PEEK based on recycled feedstocks

Weekly resin report: Spot PP and PE prices ease back a penny

Chevron Phillips declares force majeure on HDPE

Nylon 6 and 6/6 price increases take hold

Teknor Apex inks nylon distribution deal with M. Holland

Dow veteran joins PolyOne board

Lanxess’ transformation leads to solid 2016 financial results

French start-up advances milk-based bioplastics

US Navy develops new transparent TPE armor

Russian supplier Sibur sees growth in polyolefin

Solvay introduces two new grades of PEEK for implantable devices

FDA approves cosmetics container made out of KW Plastics recycled polypropylene

Nexeo Solutions announces changes to its board of directors after member joins Trump White House

Teijin develops hard-coating technology for polycarbonate automotive glazing

Scientists at several universities working together develop new PE/iPP multiblock polymer

Weekly resin report: Commodity resin prices rise a penny

Nexeo Solutions purchases Mexican material distributor Ultra Chem

 

PolyOne applies for patent on carbon nanotube reinforced plastic materials

Nexeo acquires part of German material distributor K.D. Feddersen Norden AB

NBD Nanotechnologies introduces new hydrophobic polymer additives

Weekly resin report: Polypropylene market resumes rally

PE, PP, PVC prices on the rise

PolyOne increases its credit line by $50 million

A. Schulman to open new distribution center in Stryker Ohio

 

Solvay appoints new president to head up composite materials

Plastic electronics set to revolutionize products

Weekly resin report: Lackluster demand opens gap between buyer and seller price expectations

USI Group claims new cyclic block copolymers offer many advantages

Toyoba turning to foaming to reduce weight of plastic parts for automotive

Ohio recycler closes doors

 

Celanese to acquire Nilit nylon compounding business

Lyondellbasell introduces new random PPCO for medical applications

Ineos Styrolution introduces new medical grade styrenic materials

Weekly Resin Report: Aggressive buyers try to get ahead of rising PP and PE prices.

 

 

Braskem starts up new UHWMPE plant in La Porte Texas

Scientists have developed a new plastic derived from pine needles

NOVA begins shipping LLDPE from new reactor in Canada Also here

United Solutions buys Rubbermaid totes business Also here

Largest ever polycarbonate automotive window debuts on new Chinese Buick minivan Also here

Weekly Resin Report: New year begins with PP, PE price increases

ExxonMobil signs logistics contract for PE export from Texas

PET recycler US Fibers expanding in South Carolina

 

 

OSHA fines Georgia recycling company $133,433 for violations

Plastics industry adds jobs, outpacing other manufacturing as a whole

SABIC unveils another LDPE foam grade

Floreon develops new PLA containers

Weekly Resin Report: Polyethylene market sentiment shifts from bearish to moderately bullish

SABIC delivery problems persist (video)

 

German supplier, Velox GmbH introduces new line of purging compounds

Center for Automotive Research says that further lightweighting of vehicles will require more extensive use of plastics and composites

New tabletop injection molding machine on the market

Weekly Resin Report: PE price increase rumored for February

A new documentary movie about the invention of Bakelite plastic

 

PET containers with metal vacuum closures could replace glass

Weekly Resin Report: Processors limit PP purchases, anticipating further, possibly elusive, price cuts

Polymer Technology and Services expands the Tristar line of flame retardant PC 

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic market to grow 12% per year

Solvay to sell Thai PVC manufacturer to Asahi Glass

 

SPI rebrands itself as Plastics Industry Association

New medical grade materials to be unveiled at PLASTEC West

Weekly Resin Report: PE prices continue to slide