Exploring the: Polyolefins Zone
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- PE, PVC Prices Up; PP, PS Softening
- Polyethylene and PVC prices moved up, while PP and PS prices were headed down by the end of the first quarter and into April.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- Borealis Acquires LLDPE & Plastomer Lines From DSM and ExxonMobil
- Acquisition consists of DSM’s Stamylex LLDPE brand name and product line and ExxonMobil’s Exact metallocene plastomer products.
Article Published: 4/29/2013
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Improving Twin-Screw Compounding Of Reinforced Polyolefins
- Compounders face a number of processing challenges when incorporating a high loading of low-bulk-density mineral filler into polyolefins. Here are some possible solutions.
Article Published: 3/25/2013
- Make Thinner Stretch-Hood Films at Lower Cost
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new, more sustainable stretch-hood solution developed by the Belgian polymer plant of Houston-based ExxonMobil Chemical Co. is now being expanded by the company to the resin packaging operations of all of its polymer plants, and can...
Article Published: 3/1/2013
- Mitsui to Boost PP Compounding to Meet U.S. Automotive Demand
- Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (U.S. office in Rye Brook, N.Y.) has augmented its expansion plans for production of PP automotive compounds and TPOs in the U.S. by an additional 30 million lb/yr through its affiliate, Advanced Composites, Inc....
Article Published: 2/26/2013
- PP Prices Spike, Others Rise, Too
- Prices of four commodity thermoplastics rose in late January and early February, and new increases were announced for this month in PP, PE, and PVC.
Article Published: 2/26/2013
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