PET
Price of PP First to Plunge; PE, PS, PVC, PET Are Next
Coronavirus fallout: Slowing demand, higher resin inventories, low global material prices, plus labor and transportation challenges.
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Thermoformed Plastics of New England (TPNE) Launches its Own Line of Face Shields to Help in the Fight Against Coronavirus
TPNE’s new FaceShield Plus allows for a high-quality PP headband with replaceable face shields to protect against COVID-19.
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100% Recyclable PET Vies to Replace Composite Cans
Ring Container Technologies, Oakland, Tenn., a blow molder of HDPE and PET packaging, announced the first customer for its new SmartCAN, a PET can designed to replace the common composite can with a much more easily recyclable alternative at comparable cost.
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Amcor Develops Stock PET Bottles Well-Suited to E-Commerce
Amcor’s OmniPack bottles meet co-packer demands of ecommerce-ready packaging.
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Additive: Non-Nylon Based, Low-Haze Oxygen Scavenger for PET
PolyOne’s ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G, designed for rigid PET packaging, boasts lower haze and reduced impact on the PET recycle stream.
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Prices of Volume Resins Flat to Down
Key drivers for the trajectory of resin prices include supply outpacing demand, lower feedstock costs, and uncertainty about coronavirus effects.
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Nexam to Supply Diab with Property-Enhancing Nexamite for High-Performance PET Foam
2020-2021 supply agreements between Nexam and Diab further strengthends growth of PET foam cores used by windmill manufacturers.
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Additives: Matte Masterbatches for High-Impact, Luxurious Finish PET Molded and Extruded Sheet Products
Ampacet’s Modern Mattes masterbatches for PET boast cost-effective and luxurious matte finish in one step.
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Recycling: Advances in Direct PET Decontamination
The system is an advanced development of the Infrared Rotary Drum used in hundreds of industrial applications.
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Flat to Higher Pricing for Polyolefins, PS, PVC and PET
The trajectory for resin pricing going into the second quarter is unsettled by a virus outbreak.
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