polyolefins
Most Prices Up, PP Down
Prices of four of the five large-volume commodity resins are on an upward trajectory
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More New LED Lighting Materials—LSRs, PPs and PCs
Wacker’s LSR encapsulants, Trinseo’s advanced PC, and Panasonic’s light diffusion PP are among the latest options.
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Nova Chemicals Opens New Center for Performance Applications
Facility expansion and equipment investments expected to boost innovation and customer collaboration within PE ´óÏó´«Ã½.
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The Latest on Materials & Applications for Auto Thermoplastics Composites
Ford, BASF, Borealis, PlastiComp, Asahi Kasei, Arkema, Covestro, Sigmatex, and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada will present on traditional and ‘hybrid’ carbon-, glass- and natural-fiber reinforced composites, including systems based on polyolefins, PC, liquid reactive resins, bioplastics, and more.
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ExxonMobil Developing Products, People
Meet Sarah Newby, an up-and-coming materials engineer who last summer completed an internship at the chemical and polymer giant.
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Resin Prices Up, Except for PP
In a reversal of recent trends, PP prices may head down while prices of the other three large-volume commodity resins head up.
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First Aseptic Carton Bottle for Enriched Dairy Products
Nova Chemicals and Tetra Pak collaboration has led to recent commercialization of novel package.
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Compression Molder R3 Composites Launches Non-Wovens Business for Composites
The new subsidiary will target a broad range of thermoset and thermoplastic composite applications.
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Cyclic Olefin Copolymer: Alternative Resin For Medical Packaging
With Barex production winding down, processors serving the medical market are eyeing replacements. Some have already commercialized new packages with COC.
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Resin Prices Drop Again—Except for PP
First quarter saw further price erosion, even for high-volume engineering resins, but PP was the exception.
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