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Syensqo expands PPS compounding in Georgia

Kraton closing Ohio site, refocusing operations

Kraton to transition away from polyamides business

Chevron Phillips Chemical to sell Singapore site to Aster Chemicals

Celanese unveils smart material selection search tool

US PP market under pressure

Ascend starts production of high-purity acrylonitrile

ASA prices gain momentum in April

PMMA prices show uneven path

Styrene market faces bearish trend globally

Celanese, Li Auto launch new low-emission material for auto interiors

PP prices slide in Europe

DOMO Chemicals expands compounding in India

LyondellBasell launches LLDPE tie layer grade for film orientation applications

This Week in History

May 21, 1918: Jacques Edwin Brandenberger patents cellulose film which he called Cellophane

May 21, 2007: GE announces that it has sold its plastics division to SABIC

This week in plastic resin news

Celanese works on ultra-low emission materials for vehicle interiors

Propylene monomer prices fall in US

Syensqo launches new PPSU grade for medical applications

Global POM market shows divergent trends in China, US and Europe

Ethylene monomer prices fall in US and Europe

China PP market struggles

HDPE prices lower in Europe

EPA announces major actions to address PFAS contamination

LEHVOSS signs PolySource as its authorized distributor in North America

Borealis PE grade enables breakthrough in thin stable MDO films

Ascend Performance Materials files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

POE prices edge up in Europe

HDPE prices up in Europe

This Week in History

April 29, 1937: Wallace Carothers, who is credited with inventing nylon, committed suicide by ingesting cyanide. He was only 41 years old.

Covestro introduces new polycarbonate made from recycled headlights

LG develops new glass powder additive to boost anti-microbial properties

TPE price stability returns in Europe

Acrylonitrile market faces upward pressure in US

LDPE prices down in Europe

May 2025: Prices for 4 of the 5 commodity resins flat to down

This Week in History

April 21, 1801: E.I. DuPont DeNemours and Company founded in Welmington Delaware

April 22, 1987: GE Plastics trademarks Noryl GTX

April 25, 1961: Ravago Plastics in founded in Belgium

April 27, 1896: Wallace Carothers, who is credited with inventing nylon, was born in Burlington Iowa

Rohm modifies PMMA prices in response to tariffs

CPVC prices drop in US

Polyamide markets navigate uncertainty due to tariff threats

PP prices slip in Europe

Syensqo launches new PPS coating grade

Resin Price Report: Tariff anxiety trumps attractive discounts to stall sales in resin market

Study shows that flexible medical PVC can be safely recycled up to six times

Light up car emblems are creating new applications for acrylic

US hexene prices come under pressure amidst PE market volatility

Asian LLDPE market weakens

Lanxess finalizes sales of urethane systems business to UBE

North American styrene market stable despite shutdowns at LB and Americas Styrenics

BASF unveils new PESU grade for electronics applications

LB partners with Nexeo to expand distribution in Europe

Global PTFE market holds steady

LLDPE prices down in Europe

Mitsubishi to withdraw from PET bottle business

US proplylene price declines in March despite downstream polypropylene price surge

Styrene market in Netherlands gest affected by LB and Covestro plant closure

PP prices down in Europe

Canada defines PFAS as toxic under CEPA in its latest report

RadiciGroup opens new facility in Brazil

April 2025: Mixed bag for prices of volume resins

This Week in History

April 6, 1865: BASF (Badishe Anilin Und Soda Fabrik) founded in Germany

EVOH prices up in US

LDPE prices decline in US, rise in Europe

China’s polyamide slump contrasts with US market stability

This Week in History

March 26, 1956: Polypropylene was patented by J. Paul Hogan at Phillips Petroleum.

March 27, 1933: Polyethylene was discovered by accident at ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in Northwich England.

Adnoc-OMV-Nova Chemicals merger will create 4th largest polyolefin producer in the world

LLDPE market remains stable in Asia and US amid inventory pressure and weak demand

Global HDPE market is stable despite market challenges

PBT market stable in US and Europe but volatile in China

Asian PC prices decline

LLDPE prices drift lower in Europe

Kraiburg TPE partners with Vinmar Group to distribute its products in North America

LyondellBasell launches PP grade for rigid packaging

This Week in History

March 14, 1876: Otto Rohm was born in Ohringen Germany. He was a chemist who was instrumental in the development of acrylic. He would later form Rohm & Haas and register the trade name Plexiglass.