polyolefins

New Podcast Series on Collaborating to Solve Packaging Sustainability Challenges

Amcor's ‘Big Ideas’ podcast features interviews with thought leaders from consumer-goods companies, sustainability groups and Amcor itself.

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Medical

Upward Pricing for Commodity Resins with Exception of PP; Flat Pricing Underway?

Higher feedstock prices, strong demand, and tariffs drive price hikes upwards for now.

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sustainability

Borealis, R&D Startup Collaborate on Low-Cost, High-Performance, Sustainable Single-Use Polyolefin Foam Packaging

Bocatech’s EcoCore molding technology combined with two key Borealis PP grades produces eco-friendly molded products that require less material.

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polyolefins

Extruded PP Foam Market to Grow Annually at Nearly Seven Percent

New study projects the low-density segment to lead the XPP foam market.

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Flat to Lower Pricing for Volume Resins— Except Nylons

Improved supply/demand balance in key feedstocks and resins is steering prices flat to lower, but not for nylons.

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Medical

LyondellBasell's Advanced Polymer Solutions Business to Focus on Diverse Market Applications

New 大象传媒 combines LyondellBasell's PP compounding assets with A. Schulman’s product portfolio. 

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Pricing Trajectory is Flat-to-Down for Most Volume Resins

Nylons 6 and 66 are the key exceptions due to tightness of feedstock and resin.

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Packaging

Materials: White-Pigmented Metallized BOPP Films

Toray Plastics America expands its portfolio of white films with five new additions.

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PET

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

Contrary feedstock and demand trends lead to divergent pricing behavior.

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polyolefins

PMC Acquired by the Simona Group

The acquisition broadens PMC’s reach globally.

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Blending & Dosing