Commodity Resins
Integrated PET Plant Due Onstream in 2025
Corpus Christi Polymers Plant to produce 2.4 billion lb/yr of PET and another 2.8 billion lb/yr of PET precursor purified terephthalic acid.
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Resins are also said to offer options to compression and injection molding for forming form large, complex structural parts.
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UPM Biochemicals and Selenis Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Sustainable PETG
Partnership to develop PETG made from renewable, sustainably sourced forest biomass for use in a variety of packaging applications
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Soft Prices for Volume Resins
While PP and PE prices may be bottoming out, a downward trajectory was likely for all other volume resins, including engineering types.
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Commodity Resin Prices Flat to Lower
Major price correction looms for PP, and lower prices are projected for PE, PS, PVC and PET.
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Intrinsic Viscosity Enhancer for rPET and PET Food-Contact Applications
Nexam’s Nexamite MO2100 rebuilds molecular weight and increases IV to enable upcycling of rPET.
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Polyethylene Innovations Abound for Films, Conduit
Highlights of the 2023 SPE Polyolefins Conference include a novel HDPE for oriented films, high-performance recycled LDPE and LLDPE film resins, and a bimodal HDPE for conduits.
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“Refreshing” Color Masterbatch Collection for Blow Molded PET
Ampacet says its After the Storm line is comprised of vibrant shades of optimism and resilience
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Latest Data on Bottled Water Shows Continued Strong Growth
Bottled water’s volume surpassed soft drinks for the first time in 2016 and has done so every year since.
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All-PP Packaging is More than Likely to Make its Mark in the Monomaterial Trend
Borealis and partners have developed a new PP monomaterial food pouch with high barrier and compatibility for mechanical recycling of PP.
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