polyolefins

Commodity Resins

PCW Adds PS to its Weeklies Just as a Reverse Trajectory Emerges

Price hikes possible for PS; no relief for PVC or PP, while PE up in air.

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sustainability

PVOH-Based Resin: Challenger to LDPE and HDPE?

Aquapak Polymers’ 100% biodegradable resin poised as a sustainable option to conventional plastic film packaging.

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Commodity Resins

PE Flat, PP Moving Up; PS, PVC, PET Flat-to-Down

Resin and monomer production disruptions halted further price decreases, but there’s still downward potential.

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best practices

Polyolefin Discoloration: New Additive Solutions Solve Common Problems

There’s a growing demand for PE films with lower initial color and improved color stability, as well as better retention of physical properties. New stabilizer systems address these and similar concerns for molded PE and PP parts.

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sustainability

P&G Launches New PP Recycling Venture With PureCycle Technologies

Patented technology uses proprietary process to remove color, odor and other contaminants from recycled material and produce a 100% “virgin-like” PP.

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General Polymers Further Expands its Thermoplastic Materials Portfolio

The less than a year-old company has expanded its geographic reach as well.

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ChevronPhillips to Start Up Two New PE Units; Braskem to Build Large PP Plant

Some of the expected new PE capacity is coming on stream, while plans for what will be the largest PP unit in the Americas are underway.

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polyolefins

Study Examines On-Purpose Propylene Technologies

IHS Markit sees on-purpose production of propylene as critical in meeting future demand for plastics.

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Film Extrusion

New Shelf-life Extending Packaging Technologies

Both Nova Chemicals and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America have launched novel packaging technologies.

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PET

Most Resin Prices Down or Flat; PC and Nylon 66 Up for Now

Falling feedstock prices are a key driver as we enter the third quarter.

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