Materials

polyolefins

Prices Up for PE, PP, PS, Flat for PVC, PET

Trajectory is generally flat-to-down for all commodity resins.

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Additives

Matting Agent Designed for Engineering Resin Automotive and Other Types of Components

CAI Performance Additives’ ST-B50T is effective in ABS, PC/ABS, PC/ASA and PC/PBT.  

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polyolefins

‘Breakthough’ Nucleating Agent for Range of PP Applications

CAI  Performance Additives’ new ST-NAP32 nucleator boosts PP performance for improved lithium battery separators, injection-molded products and PP-R pipe.  

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Prices Bottom Out for Volume Resins?

Flat-to-down trajectory underway for fourth quarter for commodity resins.  

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sustainability

Teknor Apex to Relaunch Terraloy Brand

Brand will include bioderived, recycled and biodegradable formulations.

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Medical

Medical-Grade Antistatic Masterbatch for PE Films

Material reportedly efficiently empties powder from packaging materials.  

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sustainability

Biobased Mold Release for PP Automotive Formulations

      Palsgaard’s Einar 201 was developed to help automotive compounders enhance the sustainability of PP formulations for class ‘A’ mold release.    

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Materials

Ravago Buys Controlling Interest in M. Holland

M. Holland to continue as independent subsidiary of Ravago.  

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Materials

Rotomolding PEs Offer Better UV Performance

New grades engineered to offer a UV20 rating to help enhance long-term weatherability.   

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polystyrene

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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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction