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Black plastic phobia: The zombie lie that just won’t die

Chevron eyes Phillips 66’s CP Chem stake amid activist pressure, strategic shift

BP announces renewed focus on traditional oil and gas

US acrylonitrile market outlook: Rising prices and tight supplies

Europe’s PLA market sees mid-February spike, to gain stability by month end

EVA prices stable in the US

LLDPE prices climb in Europe

Lone Star Funds to acquire Radici Group’s high performance polymers business

Covestro introduces anti-counterfeiting polymer substrate for currency printing

Lubrizol launches TPU production line at its Shanghai site

Sumitomo Chemical expands LCP business by acquiring Syensqo’s assets

March 2025 resin pricing: Commodity resin prices firm up

This Week in History

March 5, 1963: The Hula Hoop, made from Phillips Petroleum polyethylene, was patented.

Resin Price Report: Domestic and export sales remain robust, despite rising prices

Pritzker Private Capital to acquire majority stake in Americhem

HDPE prices up in US, steady in Europe

LDPE prices up in Europe

This Week in History

February 25, 1928: Shi Wen Long, the founder of Chi Mei Corporation, which is the world’s largest producer of ABS was born in Tainan Taiwan

February 27, 1856: German chemist Alfred Einhorn was born. He is thought to have created polycarbonate in a laboratory in 1898. He also invented Novocain.

February 28, 1935: Wallace Carothers at DuPont invents nylon 66.

Resin Price Report: Up, Up and Away

PP prices rise in Europe

Polyplastics launches PP/cellulose fiber composite

SABIC launches new Noryl grade aimed at paintable EV service flaps

This Week in History

February 17, 2022: DuPont announces that it will sell the majority of its materials business including Zytel nylon to Celanese.

February 20, 1987: US regulators approve acquisition of Celanese Corporation of America by West German company Hoechst AG.

Techmer PM acquires Colors for Plastics

TPE market mixed in January

HDPE prices stable despite force majeures in multiple regions

POM prices stable yet soft in January

PP prices climb in Europe

Polymer showdown: PC/ABS vs PC/PBT

This Week in History

February 11, 1942: DuPont ceases manufacturing nylon stockings and transitions to parachute production for WWII.

February 16, 1901: John Rex Whinfield, who patented PET fiber in 1949 was born.

A brief history of TPU

Global PET market shows stability in early 2025

Styrene prices fluctuating in China

LLDPE prices climb in Europe

Toray to make high-performance resins in Guangdong province China

SABIC launches high heat-resistant PP for water piping

Avient expands production of its recycled PA grades to Istanbul, Turkey

Prices trending upward for the five commodity resins

This Week in History

January 29, 1938: Paul Schlack at IG Farben invents nylon 6

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: January 10, 2025

Star Plastics unveils PFAS free compounds

Acrylonitrile market stabilizes with price drop, recovery expected by March

TPE market stable in US and Europe

BASF unveils new Ultramid grade aimed at EV applications

Arkema chooses ALBIS to distribute its medical polymers

BMW to use 3D printed center console in upcoming vehicle

Geon buys medical compounder Foster Corp

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 1/3/2025

Geon to acquire Foster Corp

BASF to sell is Styrodur XPS insulation business to BACHL

PP prices remain stable in Europe

Covestro to expand its PC production plant in Ohio

This Week in History

January 17, 2024: Bamberger Polymers and AMCO announce merger. Both companies are owned by Ravago Group

January 17, 1977: Monsanto registers the brand name Santoprene

Resin Price Report: Cheap resin era coming to an end

The known unknowns confronting the plastics industry in 2025

Saudi Aramco increases feedstock prices

Polyamide market holds steady

Asian PC market stabilizes

BPA market rebounds as demand for PC and epoxy increases

Prices of volume resins drop by year-end

This Week in History

January 1, 1960: DuPont Delrin acetal is introduced to the market

January 5, 1918: The American Cellulose and Chemical Manufactuing Company was founded. It would become Celanese Corporation of America in 1927

January 11, 1960: Chi Mei Corporation was founded in Taiwan

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 12/20/2024

Global PBT market mixed

US LDPE market holds steady

PVC prices show mixed trends in US and Europe

US Styrene prices stabilize

Asian ABS market maintains stability

Ascend produces PA66 from used cooking oil

Chroma Color acquires Spectra Color