Commodity Resins

Construction

WL Plastics Acquires Charter Plastics HDPE Pipe Business

The Ineos’ wholly owned subsidiary expands its HDPE pipe ´óÏó´«Ã½ through new acquisition.

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Commodity Resins

Mixed Pricing Outlook for Volume Resins

The direction is down for polyolefins and up for nearly all others.

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sustainability

Dow’s Largest PE Facilities Further Recognized for Use of Sustainable Feedstocks

Five of Dow’s largest production sites in North America and Europe have received ISCC PLUS recognition.  

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Commodity Resins

Borealis Acquires Minority Stake in Sustainable Packaging Innovator Bockatech

New move bolsters the two companies’ existing partnership and underscores Borealis’ commitment to plastics circularity.  

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polystyrene

Some Price Relief for Commodity Resins

Prices lower for polyolefins and flat to slightly higher for PS, PVC and PET.

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Commodity Resins

Cable Jacketing Compounds Reduce Waste by Extending Cable Life

Avient two new ECCOH LSFOH grades are targeted to  industrial and telecom cables  

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EcoCore PP-Based Recyclable and Reusable ‘Zero-Waste’ Cups Used At COP26

Bockatech’s EcoCor foam core technology for lightweight and reusable packaging ‘starred’ at this year’s conference.  

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resin pricing

PE, PP, PS Prices Heading Down

There could be significant price corrections for some resins as supply outpaces demand.

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Commodity Resins

EV Liftgates to Boost Demand for LFT PP

AMI Consulting’s new study on long-fiber thermoplastic compounds analyzes LFT PP by application, OEM, producer and geographical region.

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Commodity Resins

Metallization Compatible PP, ABS and Nylon 6 Compounds Enable Metal-Plated Products to Achieved Look and Feel of Metal for Luxury Packaging

  Avient’s Gravi-Tech density-modified thermoplastics allow advanced metal plating surface treatments to deliver both the look and feel of metal in premium packaging.  

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling