polyolefins
Chase Expands Space and Capacity of its Administrative and Warehouse Sites
Plastics distributor Chase Plastic Services Inc. has completed a $7.3 investment its Michigan headquarters and Indiana distribution warehouse.
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“Most Powerful Man in Polyethylene” Sees Flat-to-Downward Pricing
Great to get an update from RTI’s Burns on PE and note his bringing home the gold medal from a world bench press championship.
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Braskem Expands R&D Capabilities for UHMWPE
This in keeping with its new UHMWPE plant slated for startup in fourth quarter.
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‘New Normal’ Marks 30th Chinaplas Show
Show breaks attendance records as Chinese economy slows.
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Global Oversupply of PE, PP Better for Processors, Tougher on Producers
As we approach the mid-year mark, IHS addresses how the competitive landscape is changing for global polyolefins.
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Most Prices Up, PP Down
Prices of four of the five large-volume commodity resins are on an upward trajectory
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More New LED Lighting Materials—LSRs, PPs and PCs
Wacker’s LSR encapsulants, Trinseo’s advanced PC, and Panasonic’s light diffusion PP are among the latest options.
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Nova Chemicals Opens New Center for Performance Applications
Facility expansion and equipment investments expected to boost innovation and customer collaboration within PE business.
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The Latest on Materials & Applications for Auto Thermoplastics Composites
Ford, BASF, Borealis, PlastiComp, Asahi Kasei, Arkema, Covestro, Sigmatex, and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada will present on traditional and ‘hybrid’ carbon-, glass- and natural-fiber reinforced composites, including systems based on polyolefins, PC, liquid reactive resins, bioplastics, and more.
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ExxonMobil Developing Products, People
Meet Sarah Newby, an up-and-coming materials engineer who last summer completed an internship at the chemical and polymer giant.
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