The picture above shows the pristine Pacific Ocean that used to exist before the ocean was destroyed by plastic waste. Hit the jump to see what the Pacific Ocean looks like now.
Weekly News Digest 5/28/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Some processors bank on PE supply surge that will send resin prices lower
The Plastics Exchange market update May 17, 2019
SABIC’s depolymerization technology said to extend useful life of PET bottles
ExxonMobil announces major expansions
SABIC announces new investment in Ultem capacity
Shell advances plans to build monoethylene glycol plant in Louisiana
PVC prices settled down 2 cents for April
Celanese to close Tennessee compounding plant at the end of June
PE, PS prices up in April, PET slides
Graphene supplier points to benefits with PP
Weekly News Digest 5/20/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Contract polypropylene price expected to jump at least a nickle
The Plastics Exchange market update 5/10/2019
New polymer can be recycled multiple times without loss of properties
Arkema plans to build bio-based nylon 11 plant in Singapore
DSM expands in India with acquisition
Asahi Kasei to relocate European headquarters
Mass Polymers grows as it turns to supplying more generic prime materials
ExxonMobil expands Santoprene capacity at Newport, Wales plant
SABIC introduces new PBT grade made from recycled post-consumer PET
Weekly News Digest 5/13/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Spot and contract resin prices rising across the board
The Plastics Exchange Market Update: 5/3/2019
Prices of PE, PP, PS up, flat to down for PVC, PET
Polyplastics introduces new grade of Duracon acetal resin
Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical open joint ethane cracker in Louisiana
New study questions benefits of biodegradable plastic bags
Evonik overhauling it’s nylon business
Exxonmobil’s $2 Billion Baytown expansion to include specialty plastics
Borealis sees profit drop in Q1
PolyOne launches new cellular vinyl for molding and trim applications
Radici consolidating in Europe on automotive decline
Weekly News Digest 5/6/2019
Weekly Resin Report: As PE prices started to tick higher, buyers came looking for deals
The Plastics Exchange market update 4/26/2019
North American PE price hike sticks in April
DSM introduces new grade of its Xytron PPS
Trinseo consolidating German operations
DowDuPont seeks buyer for bio-materials business
LyondellBasell sees lower sales and profit for Q1
Lanxess introduces highly reinforced nylon 6 grades
New polymers are being developed that change color or fluorescence under mechanical load
Weekly News Digest 4/29/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Further production issues could trigger in PP resin prices
The Plastics Exchange market update 4/19/2019
Sold PS prices up, PET prices down in April
AMCO to distribute SABIC specialty products
RTP to add second materials plant in Mexico
Toray introduces new PPS grade with increased flexibility
Opinion piece:
Busting the myth that paper is more environmentally friendly than plastics
Weekly News Digest 4/22/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Sellers cautiously optimistic, as spot resin prices inch up
The Plastics Exchange market update 4/12/2019
SCG Chemicals debuts new PE112 pipe grade HDPE
PolyOne’s disappointing Q1 leads to job cuts
MOL Group acquires German recycler/compounder Aurora Kunstsoffe
Aurora Plastics acquires Elastocon TPE Technologies
BASF investing $78M in Louisiana expansion
Great opinion piece here:
Sorry, folks, oil does not come from dinosaurs
Happy Easter from The Weekly Pellet
Weekly News Digest 4/15/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Processors draw down inventories to light levels
The Plastics Exchange weekly market update April 8, 2019
PP prices down, PS & PET up in March
Mixed bag for prices of the five major commodity resins at start of Q2
UBE acquires Spanish compounder Repol S.L
Evonik expands production of transparent nylon
Romira developing new grades of it’s Romiloy ASA/PE alloys
Chase Plastics beefing up Mexico operations
Borealis opens North Carolina PP plant
Techmer PM adding capacity in US & Mexico
News Digest 4/8/2019
Weekly Resin Report: Banner week for spot resins market
The Plastics Exchange market update 3/29/2019
New Borealis compounding plant in North Carolina comes online
Toray develops flexible PPS resin
One Rock completes acquisition of Nexeo Plastics
Mitsubishi completes acquisition of Indian PVC compounds business
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