Commodity Resins
Ineos & Sasol Joint Venture for U.S. HDPE Plant
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ineos Olefins & Polymers and Sasol North America are building a world-scale HDPE plant that will produce nearly 940 million lb/yr of HDPE using Ineos’ Innovene S bimodal slurry technology by the end of 2015.
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PE Prices Firming, Others Flat or Lower
Flat to lower prices are projected for PP, PS, and PVC due to lower feedstock prices and better-balanced supply/demand.
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PE, PP Prices Firming, Others Soften
Polyolefin prices appear to have bottomed out, with flat-to-upward pricing expected, while PS and PVC prices are likely to flatten. Prices of ABS, PC, and nylons are soft and going nowhere in the near future.
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Braskem Adds ‘Green’ LDPE and PE Cap Resin for Carbonated Beverages
LDPE derived from sugarcane ethanol.
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PP, PS Prices Drop; Others Soften
Polypropylene prices have dropped significantly and may have hit bottom, while PE prices flattened out and face downward pressure from increased supplier inventories, lower feedstock prices, and soft demand.
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PE, PVC Prices Up; PP, PS Softening
Polyethylene and PVC prices moved up, while PP and PS prices were headed down by the end of the first quarter and into April.
Read MoreBorealis Acquires LLDPE & Plastomer Lines From DSM and ExxonMobil
Acquisition consists of DSM’s Stamylex LLDPE brand name and product line and ExxonMobil’s Exact metallocene plastomer products.
Read MoreDow Plans Multiple Materials Production Units on Gulf Coast
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Several new specialty material production units will be build on the U.S.
Read MoreCereplast Forms Subsidiary for Algae-Based Bioplastics
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Algaeplast is a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., a maker of compostable and other biobased compounds.
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Most Resin Prices Flat or Lower
Prices of three of the four commodity resins appear to be trending flat-to-down; ditto for three of the four “commodity” engineering resins.
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