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Resin Pricing Update as October Approaches
Firm pricing indicated by PCW & The Plastics Exchange
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Hurricane Lifts Resin Prices Across the Board
Length of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on feedstocks and resins is still uncertain.
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Leading-Edge Molding Technology Installed at ORNL
Roctool’s induction-powered heating/cooling equipment to further development of composites.
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Harvey Impact Delays Startup of Some New Ethylene Capacity
While several plants have restarted or are in restart mode, logistics continue to be an issue, though improvement there is also underway.
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First License Agreement for Advanced PE Production Technology Signed
The Norner Trimodal Technology enables a higher comonomer content in the highest molecular weight.
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PLASTICS' Chief Economist Weighs In on Harvey Impact
In 2016, Texas ranked third in the U.S. for plastics employment and first in plastics industry shipments.
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First Expandable TPU is Key to Revolutionizing the Bicycle Saddle
BASF’s E-TPU and Ergon’s design and engineering knowhow have led to the ST Core Ultra bike saddle.
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Updated Analysis on Dow and DuPont Merger Integration
Activist investors drive companies to seek outside counsel on proposed spin-offs.
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Harvey Update: Partial Reopening of Ports and Rail System Underway
Estimated 525 million pounds of ethylene output was lost from August 24-31.
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Commodity Resin Prices Generally Flat
The exceptions are PS and PET, though they may have bottomed out last month.
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Latest PCW Update on Tropical Storm Harvey: Polyolefins
Several monomer and resin shutdowns have been underway with several coming before then Hurricane Harvey made landfall.
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