polyolefins
Advances in Materials, IML and Tooling Highlight Rotomolders' Meeting
Several new resins and additives that raise part performance and improve processability were launched at the recent 32nd Annual Fall Meeting of the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM) in Detroit.
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What's Ahead for 'Green' Plastics: Look for More Supply, More Varieties, Better Properties
Major chemical companies are investing big bucks in new plants and technologies to produce plastics from annually renewable sources, not from petrochemicals.
Read MoreBasell Completes Lyondell Acquisition
The recently completed merger of Basell Polyolefins in The Netherlands and Houston-based Lyondell Chemical Co. has resulted in the formation of LyondellBasell Industries, the world’s third largest independent chemical company.
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Your Business Pricing Update - January 2008
Last year saw significant increases in prices of commodity thermoplastics, driven by unprecedented energy and feedstock costs.
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Material and Process Developments Highlight SPE Automotive Awards
Custom backlighting with color-converting plastics and robotic extrusion of door seals won two categories of the 37th Innovation Awards presented in November by the SPE Automotive Div.
Read MoreDow to Put PE, PP and PC Into Joint Venture
Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., plans to move its polyethylene, polypropylene, and polycarbonate ´óÏó´«Ã½es (as well as various amines) into an $11 billion joint venture with Petrochemical Industries Co. of the State of Kuwait, sub. of Kuwait Petroleum Corp.
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Hot-Fill Packaging: OPP and 'Panel-Less' PET Bottles Grab the Spotlight
Improved clarity and cost competitiveness, added to its inherent heat resistance, are reviving OPP’s prospects in hot-fill barrier containers. But hot-fill PET containers are raising the bar with higher productivity and ‘panel-less’ bottle designs.
Read MoreBasell Moves, Will Be Renamed
Basell North America moved last month from Elkton, Md., back to Wilmington, Md., which was its former headquarters location.
Read MoreTwo New PP Compounds Businesses for Automotive
Two firms recently announced polypropylene compounds ´óÏó´«Ã½es aimed largely at automotive.
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Monomers Drive Up Polyolefin Prices
Polyolefin prices were on the way up in October, as resin suppliers pointed to rising monomer costs to justify their previously announced resin hikes.
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