Commodity Resins
Braskem to Explore Biobased PP Production in the U.S.
Evaluation project underway on Braskem opting to invest in biobased PP including potential partnership opportunities with clients, OEMs and suppliers.
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Recycled Material Prices Show Stability Heading into 2023
After summer's steep drop, most prices leveled off in the second half.
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Cross-Linkable Formulations for Photovoltaic Cables
Avient’s Eccoh XL 8148 PE-based formulations support the rising need for solar power generation.
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Corpus Christi Polymer Resumes Construction of PTA/PET Plant
When CCP starts production in 2025, this will be the largest vertically-integrated PTA-PET production facility in the world.
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Prices of Volume Resins Drop--Except for PE
The downward trajectory appears to be continuing into the first quarter for most resin prices, though PE and possibly PP may remain somewhat stable.
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Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins
Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.
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Prices Flat for PE; Down for PP, PS, PVC; Up for PET
Prices for both polyolefins and PS seemed to be bottoming out as production rates were lowered.
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SABIC in Value Chain Partnership with Jinming Machinery and Bolsas to Foster Innovative Flexible Film Packaging
This collaboration is expected to secure the development of a robust applications pipeline based on current and future trends.
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PP from Renewable Raw Materials as a Drop-In Solution with CO2 Advantage
Illig, LyondellBasell, Fernholz and Neste have demonstrates this with production of yogurt cups from PP with a measurable renewable content.
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