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Elevated Resin Prices Continue for Now

Steady improvement underway though challenges remain.

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Pennsylvania Poised to Attract More Plastics Manufacturing

Keystone State boasts everything from NGL assets and new cracker plants to plastics manufacturing and educational/training resources.

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Resin Pricing Update as October Approaches

Firm pricing indicated by PCW & The Plastics Exchange

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PLASTICS’ Carteaux Challenges NY Times Editorial on Plastic Bags

A pro-plastic bag ban editorial from the New York Times did not sit well with the plastics industry.

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PET

Hurricane Lifts Resin Prices Across the Board

Length of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on feedstocks and resins is still uncertain.

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Additives

How to Prevent Stress Whitening in PP Copolymers

A look at causes, detection, and prevention.

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Commodity Resins

Harvey Impact Delays Startup of Some New Ethylene Capacity

While several plants have restarted or are in restart mode, logistics continue to be an issue, though improvement there is also underway.

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Film Extrusion

First License Agreement for Advanced PE Production Technology Signed

The Norner Trimodal Technology enables a higher comonomer content in the highest molecular weight.

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Resin Prices Rise in Mid-September

Harvey helps push up PP, PE, PS, PVC and PET pricing.

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Commodity Resins

DowDuPont Realigns Portfolio

The new merger makes adjustments within two of its three intended independent companies.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction