Commodity Resins
Ineos Styrolution Celebrates 90 Years of Polystyrene
One of the world’s first commercial-scale polymers, now 90 years old, PS is positioned today as a material that can be recycled via a wide range of technologies.
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Commodity Resin Prices Keep on Climbing
Dips in PP and PET tabs proved temporary, as supply/demand imbalances elevate prices and restrict supplies of all five commodity resins. PS hikes are especially brutal.
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Aramco and SABIC Realign Marketing & Sales, Commercial & Supply Activities
SABIC will focus on petrochemicals and Aramco Trading Company on fuel products.
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Unimodal HDPE for Blow Molded Bottles Boasts a 'Step Change' in ESCR
ExxonMobil’s new unimodal HDPE is said to represent a big leap in ESCR performance without compromising other properties.
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Indorama Launches Carbon Neutral PET
The Deja sustainable brand PET portfolio from Indorama now includes carbon neutral PET grades.
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OTC Medicine Bottles Made with Less Plastic
With new barrier technology, GSK Consumer Healthcare aims to have transitioned to more sustainable bottles for its Advil portfolio by 2022.
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SABIC Joins Collaborative Scholarship to Enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Chemical Industry Workforce
SABIC to sponsor 10 undergraduate students over the next two years.
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Nova Chemicals Surpasses 65% Completion of its Polyolefins Growth Projects in Ontario
With its accelerated timetable Nova Chemicals is targeting 2022 start-up.
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New PP Foam Extrusion Technology
Sulzer Chemtech and Borealis have launched new PP foam extrusion technology said to lower cost and increase efficiency.
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New Industry Guidelines for Recycle Content in Food Packaging
PLASTICS has published the highly-anticipated guidance document.
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