Commodity Resins
New HDPE Grade for Mono-Material Machine Direction Oriented Films
Exxon introduced HD7165L for MDO film applications designed for recyclability.
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Dairy Product Company to Release All-PE Film Pouch in China
Dow announced that Mengniu is developing a recyclable yogurt pouch using its INNATE TF-BOPE resin.
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PS Prices Plunge, Others Appear to Be Bottoming Out
PS prices to see significant drop, with some potential for a modest downward path for others.
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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.
Read MoreMetal-Replacement PP Compounds for Sheet, Thermoforming
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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