polyolefins
Patent-Pending Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen Wire & Cable Compounds
Wire and cable compounds and a patent pending low-smoke zero-halogen technology on display.
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Maco PKG Licenses Dow PacXpert Flexible Packaging Technology
Maco is the third North American licensee of the this technology, joining KRW Packaging Machinery and Ring Container.
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PE Film Market Snapshot: Pouches
This high-end film market has room to grow for the technically savvy.
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PE Film Market Snap-Shot: Fresh Produce, Self-Serve, and Wet-Pack Bags
Coextrusion is being used as a differentiator as processors that invest in new technology are more confident about their ability to gain market share.
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PE Film Market Snapshot: Consumer Can Liners
Huge market projected to grow by 3.6%/yr through 2020. Environmental issues remain a challenge.
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LyondellBasell to Acquire A.Schulman
Acquisition to create an industry-leading compounding business.
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Downward Pricing Trajectory for PP; Upward for PE, PS, PVC, PET
Commodity resin prices climbed in the first week of February, with the exception of PP, which spiked in January and is now correcting along with propylene monomer.
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PE Film Market Snap-Shot: Shrink Film
Roughly 797.3 million lb of PE was consumed making shrink film in 2017, and with growth of 1.7% forecast, consumption will hit 838.2 million lb 2020.
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Downward PE Pricing Projected With Processors To Gain Leverage
Ethylene and polyethylene plant startups to have impact, as will China’s scrap plastic import ban.
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