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- Evonik Resumes Full Production of Nylon 12
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Evonik Industries (in the U.S., Evonik Degussa Corp., Parsippany, N.J.) has resumed full operation of its reconstructed CDT (cyclododecatriene) feedstock plant at the Marl site, less than a year after it was destroyed ...
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- Dow Plans Multiple Materials Production Units on Gulf Coast
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Several new specialty material production units will be build on the U.S.
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- Polyone Sells PVC Resin Business, Forms New Sheet Division
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, has agreed to sell its vinyl dispersion, blending, and suspension resin assets to Mexichem, S.A.B., de C.V. of Mexico.
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- Cereplast Forms Subsidiary for Algae-Based Bioplastics
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Algaeplast is a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., a maker of compostable and other biobased compounds.
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- Borealis Acquires LLDPE & Plastomer Lines From DSM and ExxonMobil
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Austria’s Borealis Group (U.S. office in Port Murray, N.J.) has acquired DEXPlastomers VOF, previously a Dutch 50/50 venture between Royal DSM of the Netherlands and ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Houston.
Article Published: 4/11/2013
- RPET Prices Come Full Circle
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: RPET prices in the first quarter fluctuated but mostly ended up where they started.
Article Published: 3/29/2013
- Novel Medical Applications for Copolyesters
- One is a surgical instrument that cleans laparoscope lenses in situ during minimally-invasive surgeries—with a handle made of a blend of Eastman’s Ecdel copolyester TPE and its Eastar PETG.
Article Published: 3/28/2013
- New Option for No-Dry PET, PLA Sheet
- New twin-screw system is based on a conical design.
Article Published: 3/28/2013
- Radiation Crosslinking Boosts Nylon Properties
- Demand for more robust plastics is creating new opportunities for radiation-crosslinked nylons, including nylon 6 and 66, which can serve as cost-effective alternatives to higher-cost, high-heat thermoplastics. Crosslinked nylons have higher heat re...
Article Published: 3/26/2013
- Most Resin Prices Flat or Lower
- Prices of three of the four commodity resins appear to be trending flat-to-down; ditto for three of the four “commodity” engineering resins.
Article Published: 3/26/2013
