Materials

resin pricing

Prices of All Five Commodity Plastics On the Way Up

Despite earlier anticipated rollover in prices for most of the volume commodity resins, prices were generally on the way up for all going into the third month of first quarter.  

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Modern Dispersions Expands Masterbatch Production in Georgia

The first phase of this multifaceted expansion boosts the company’s production by 100 million lb/yr.  

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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Welcomes New President and COO

With APNA’s president and COO Todd Glogovsky’s retirement  April 1, his successor will be v.p. of commercial sales Phani Nagaraj

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Polyplastics and Selex Motors Collaborate on Electric Two-Wheeler Battery Covers

Electric motorcycle startup Selex to mold battery packs with  Polyplastics’ Duranex PBT.  

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Chase Plastics Now Authorized Distributor for Envalior

The new global engineering materials entity Envalior brings together DSM Engineering Materials and Lanxess High Performance Materials.

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Expanded Portfolio of Compounds Based on Patented Lubrication Technology

SABIC has expanded its LNP Lubriloy technology to include additional base resins to help processor navigate the changing regulatory use of PFAs.  

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Biopolymers

Advanced Biobased Materials Company PlantSwitch Gets Support for Commercialization

With participation from venture investment firm NexPoint Capital, PlantSwitch closes it $8M bridge financing round.

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Biopolymers

CJ Biomaterials PHA-Based Polybag Makes Same-Day Delivery More Sustainable

New polybag provides similar properties to traditional PVC bags, including durability, opacity and adhesive properties.

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Medical

Unreinforced Amorphous PEI for Medical Devices & Pharmaceutical Applications

SABIC’s new Ultem HU resins help manufacturers choose alternatives to ethylene oxide sterilization.  

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Additives

UV Blocker for Clear Film Packaging

NPE2024: Tosaf’s UV9389PE EU boasts high-blocking effect in the wavelength of 200 nm to 389 nm.

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