polyolefins
Several 'Firsts' Characterize Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards
With the addition of an ‘additive manufacturing’ category, the winners of all nine categories exemplify continued innovation and transferability in the use of plastics.
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A Gel By Any Other Name...
Gels…unmelt…contaminants…inclusions…whatever you call them, you want to avoid them. Proper maintenance and good housekeeping—lids on boxes, closed hopper doors, core-free reclaim systems—go a long way towards defect-free product.
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Commodity Resin Prices Generally Trending Downward Heading to Year's End
Falling raw material and feedstock costs are one common denominator driving prices of PP, PS, PVC and PET down, while PE is flat.
Read MoreHigher Prices for Commodity Resins, Except PP
Higher feedstock prices and strong demand drive price hikes for PE, PS, PVC and PET.
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Additives: Slip Additive Masterbatch for LDPE Film
Dow Performance Silicone’s new MB25-235 masterbatch said to significantly reduce COF and provide long-term performance.
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New Podcast Series on Collaborating to Solve Packaging Sustainability Challenges
Amcor's ‘Big Ideas’ podcast features interviews with thought leaders from consumer-goods companies, sustainability groups and Amcor itself.
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Upward Pricing for Commodity Resins with Exception of PP; Flat Pricing Underway?
Higher feedstock prices, strong demand, and tariffs drive price hikes upwards for now.
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Borealis, R&D Startup Collaborate on Low-Cost, High-Performance, Sustainable Single-Use Polyolefin Foam Packaging
Bocatech’s EcoCore molding technology combined with two key Borealis PP grades produces eco-friendly molded products that require less material.
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Extruded PP Foam Market to Grow Annually at Nearly Seven Percent
New study projects the low-density segment to lead the XPP foam market.
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Flat to Lower Pricing for Volume Resins— Except Nylons
Improved supply/demand balance in key feedstocks and resins is steering prices flat to lower, but not for nylons.
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