PVC
Baxter to Scale Up PVC Intravenous Bag Recycling Program
Successful pilot program with Northwestern Medicine will expand to additional units and health systems.
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Commodity Resin Prices Flat to Lower
Major price correction looms for PP, and lower prices are projected for PE, PS, PVC and PET.
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PP Prices May Plunge, Others Are Mostly Flat
PP prices appear on the verge a major downward trajectory, with some potential of a modest downward path for others.
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Prices of Volume Resins Generally Flat or Lower
Exceptions in early March were PP and PS, which moved up solely due to feedstock constraints, along with slight upward movement in PVC and PET.
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First Quarter Looks Mostly Flat for Resin Prices
Temporary upward blips don't indicate any sustained movement in the near term.
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VCM in the News Again, Not in a Good Way
Those three letters, V-C-M, stood out from the headlines of the toxic train wreck in Ohio this past week — bringing up echoes of a time that few may remember today, when the vinyl industry was in an uproar over reports of VCM hazards in the workplace and possibly in PVC food packaging.
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Prices Firm for Polyolefins, PS and PET
PVC prices have the weakest outlook among commodity resins.
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A Billion Pounds of PVC Pellets ... and Still Counting
PVC compounder Roscom credits 40-yr relationship with Italian machine builder Bausano for reaching this milestone.
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Teknor Apex Acquires Lanier Color, Expands Into PVC Colorants
Teknor broadens portfolio with PVC color concentrates and specialty compounds for building and construction.
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In-Line Radar-Based Measurement of Extruded C900 PVC Pipe Reduces Material Cost, Improves Quality
New radar-based measurement technology enables processors to extrude higher-quality pipe with less material. With an automated closed-loop control system you’ll get more output and less scrap to significantly lower costs.
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