Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

resin pricing

Prices of Volume Resins Drop--Except for PE

The downward trajectory appears to be continuing into the first quarter for most resin prices, though PE and possibly PP may remain somewhat stable.

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SPE Automotive Awards Applaud ‘Firsts’ and Emerging Technologies

The 51st annual SPE Automotive Innovation awards gave nods to several ‘firsts’ and added alternative vehicle systems category.  

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Ineos Styrolution Aims to Create First Large-Scale Home Appliance Closed-Loop Circular Economy System

This, through collaboration in China with waste recycler GER and appliance manufacturer Midea.  

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Packaging

High-Performance Stretch Film with Recycle Content

Braskem and SML have jointly developed stretch film with 30% PCR.

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polyolefins

ExxonMobil Doubles PP Production in Baton Rouge

The new PP unit is now up and running.

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Ensinger Acquires Poly-Tech Industrial

Acquisition expands the company’s ‘value proposition of providing customers pellet-to-parts solutions’.

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Trillium’s New Funding Advances it to Next Phase of Commercialization of Plant-Based Feedstocks for ABS and More

Hyosung and HELM AG funded the new investment round to support Trillium’s aim to commercialize bio-acrylonitrile

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Elastomers

Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins

Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.

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Roehm America Moves to Newly Constructed Region Headquarters

Located in Parsippany, N.J., the new headquarters boasts enhanced technology and collaboration capabilities.  

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Automotive

First Automotive Plastic Parts from Mixed Automotive Plastic Waste

LyondellBasell and Audi collaborate on creating seatbelt buckle covers for the 2023 Audi Q8 e-tron  

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resin pricing

Prices Flat for PE; Down for PP, PS, PVC; Up for PET

Prices for both polyolefins and PS seemed to be bottoming out as production rates were lowered.

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sustainability

"First" Bacteria to Upcycle Single-Use PET Heading to Space

Collaborators at Seed Health, MIT, NREL, Weil Cornell and Harvard have built an autonomous biological system which converts PET to an environmentally-benign “new” plastic.  

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