Commodity Resins
Joint Venture in Thailand Will Produce Polyethylene From Ethanol
Bio-based PE project announced by Braskem and SGCG.
Read MoreNeste Announces Agreement to Produce Bottles Using Renewable & Recycled Material
Neste’s RE, incorporating recycled and renewable material, will be used in making PET bottles.
Read MoreNew HDPE Grade for Mono-Material Machine Direction Oriented Films
Exxon introduced HD7165L for MDO film applications designed for recyclability.
Read MoreDairy Product Company to Release All-PE Film Pouch in China
Dow announced that Mengniu is developing a recyclable yogurt pouch using its INNATE TF-BOPE resin.
Read MorePS Prices Plunge, Others Appear to Be Bottoming Out
PS prices to see significant drop, with some potential for a modest downward path for others.
Read MoreIntegrated PET Plant Due Onstream in 2025
Corpus Christi Polymers Plant to produce 2.4 billion lb/yr of PET and another 2.8 billion lb/yr of PET precursor purified terephthalic acid.
Read MoreMetal-Replacement PP Compounds for Sheet, Thermoforming
Resins are also said to offer options to compression and injection molding for forming form large, complex structural parts.
Read MoreUPM Biochemicals and Selenis Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Sustainable PETG
Partnership to develop PETG made from renewable, sustainably sourced forest biomass for use in a variety of packaging applications
Read MoreSoft Prices for Volume Resins
While PP and PE prices may be bottoming out, a downward trajectory was likely for all other volume resins, including engineering types.
Read MoreCommodity 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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