Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Commodity Resins

Prices of PE, PP, PVC, PET Largely Firm, Flat for PS

By most measures, pricing for the five commodity resins appeared to be holding firm going into the third quarter.

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Postprocessing

Compact Laser Systems for Precise Plastic Marking

FOBA’s new V-Series boasts more power, increased precision and a smaller size than comparable systems.

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Additives

Additives Boast Sustainability Without Sacrificing Performance

Sustainability continues to dominate new additives technology, but upping performance is also evident. Most of the new additives have been targeted to commodity resins and particularly polyolefins.

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sustainability

Performance Nylon 6 and 66 Resins with High PCR/PIR Content

Syensqo has further extended its Omnix Echo portfolio of circular engineering resins with five new additions.

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Postprocessing

Performance Plasma Surface Treater Is Further Enhanced

Enercon’s second generation of the Blown-ion 500 Plasma Surface Treater offers an expanded operating window.

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Automotive

Trinseo Starts Up PMMA Depolymerization Facility

The Italian facility’s chemical recycling process returns acrylics, including PMMA sheets, to monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA)

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INEOS Styrolution and Edge Solutions in Material Supply Agreement

The exclusive agreement is for supply of Luran SC (blends of ASA with PC) for protection of wind turbine blades.

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sustainability

Encina and BASF Form Long-Term Partnership for Supply of Circular Raw Materials

The agreement is specifically for chemically recycled circular benzene derived from postconsumer end-of-life plastics

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resin pricing

Prices Up for PE, ABS, PC, Nylons 6 and 66; Down for PP, PET and Flat for PS and PVC

Second quarter started with price hikes in PE and the four volume engineering resins, but relatively stable pricing was largely expected by the quarter’s end.

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Automotive

Recycled Content TPEs for Automotive Interior Applications

Avient has expanded its reSound REC portfolio with the addition of AF 7210 grades for applications such as mats, grips and console trays.

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Envalior Showcases Lightweight Design With Hollow Profile Hybrid Technology

Durethan and Akulon families of nylons 6 and 66 play key role in automotive components made with the HPH technology.

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Medical Grade PBT for Injection Molding of High-Precision Parts

SABIC’s high-flow, biocompatible Valox HX 325HP developed for diabetes management devices.

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Process Cooling