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Techmer PM names Craig Nikrant CEO

Graphene program unlocks next-gen plastic performance

EPA rules for plastics industry slashed

PS prices increase in US

HDPE prices down in Europe

Sumitomo Bakelite to acquire AGC’s polycarbonate business

August 2025: Prices for the 5 commodity resins flat to slightly up

History: Lego’s Engineering Missteps

This Week in History

July 28, 1907: Earl Tupper, the inventor of Tupperware was born in Berlin NH

July 29, 1941: PET was patented by John Rex Whinfield & James Tennant Dickson

Why are antimony prices exploding?

I just can’t get my head around this study on microplastics in the brain

Global TPE market slows amid weak automotive demand

PMMA market steady in Europe

BPA prices rise after LG Chem’s force majeure

PP prices trend lower in Europe

LEGO introduces tires made from recycled fishing nets and motor oil

Kraiburg introduces new TPE with exceptional light transmissibility

SK develops new copolymer for breathable membranes

This Week in History

March 22, 1949: A patent was issued on PET fiber to John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson.

March 23, 1881: Hermann Stoudinger, who first characterized macromolecules as polymers was born. He would win the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1953.

Americhem develops PFAS-free lubricants for medical devices

Toray announces plans for a new plant to be built in China

Asian PC market in holding pattern

Regional PBT prices diverge, Asia surges, US and Germany stabilize

US EVA prices climb

LDPE prices up in Europe

Envalior to build new PPS compounding plant in Europe

Kraiburg develops TPE’s for Asia Pacific health care market

This Week in History

February 4, 1941: Roy J Plunkett was granted a patent for “Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers” also known as Teflon.

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: December 6, 2024

Global ASA prices fall in November

Global TPE market stays stable

EPDM market plunges

PP export prices drop in the US

Resin Price Report: Challenging year ends in shopping spree

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: December 29, 2023

Chinaplas returns to Shanghai after 6 year hiatus

PP prices up in Europe

Researchers develop new family of polymers capable of killing bacteria without typical anti-biotic additives

This Week in History

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

Resin Price Report: Outages along gulf coast roil resin market

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: September 8, 2023

DuPont develops new Delrin grade with improved fatigue and creep resistance

Covestro reconsiders takeover offer from ADNOC

PP prices increase in Europe

INEOS and SINOPEC form JV to build ABS plant in China

LEHVOSS Group opens new compounding plant in China

Kraiburg lanches new TPEs for automotive exterior applications

LyondellBasell to close its oldest PP plant amid market challenges

Two fresh force majeures declared amid feedstock woes

NPE 2024 registration opens

The Plastics Exchange Market Update: July 14, 2023

Toray expands carbon fiber products in North America and Korea

INEOS suspends plans to build cracker in Belgium

PP prices down in Europe

Researchers develop new nanoparticle based latex films

SABIC launches new FR PP 30% GF grades for thermoforming and sheet

SABIC introduces PBT based materials with radar absorption properties

PS prices plunge, others appear to be bottoming out

This Week in History

July 28, 1907: Earl Tupper, the founder of Tupperware was born in Berlin NH

July 29, 1941: PET was patented by John Rex Whinfield & James Tennant Dickson