Materials
Upwards Movement for Commodity Resin Prices
Still, “iffy” on how much of various price initiatives will be implemented as we move to year end.
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Elevated Resin Prices Continue for Now
Steady improvement underway though challenges remain.
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Hurricane Lifts Resin Prices Across the Board
Length of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on feedstocks and resins is still uncertain.
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New Ionomer Decorative Effects Using Hot Stamping
DuPont collaboration with Kurz Group leads to golden or metallized effects.
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DowDuPont Realigns Portfolio
The new merger makes adjustments within two of its three intended independent companies.
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Harvey Wreaks Havoc on Houston, Petrochemical Industry
Outages at Ineos, ExxonMobil, Ascend, Dow, American Acryl, Celanese, Shell, Chevron Phillips, Equistar, Formosa, and more.
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DuPont & Kurz Collaboration Yields Golden or Metallized Effects
The development involved a foil that offers excellent adhesion to Surlyn ionomer.
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‘Engineering’ Plastic Structure for Thermal Conductivity
U. of Michigan researchers’ process is a major departure from past approaches to rendering thermal conductivity to plastics.
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Price Hikes Underway for PE; One Could Emerge for PVC
PCW’s weekly reports for PE and PVC offer a glimpse of what’s shaping up for August and beyond.
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New Materials Acquisitions and Development Collaborations
Both Celanese and Radici’s Itema have completed deals that expand their material offerings in engineering thermoplastics and composites, respectively.
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