Last week was a slow news week.
Weekly resin report: PP producers seek to pass along soaring monomer costs
Plastics News: Resin prices heat up in February
Ontario recycling company under new ownership
A. Schulman adding capacity in Europe
Category: news
News Digest 3/20/2017
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
Weekly News Digest 3/13/2017
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
News Digest 3/6/2017
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
News Digest 2/20/2017
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
Weekly News Digest 2/6/2017
News Digest 1/23/2017
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
News Digest 1/16/2017
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)
