polyolefins

K 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives

The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.

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Commodity Resins

Ineos & Sasol Joint Venture for U.S. HDPE Plant

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ineos Olefins & Polymers and Sasol North America are building a world-scale HDPE plant that will produce nearly 940 million lb/yr of HDPE using Ineos’ Innovene S bimodal slurry technology by the end of 2015.

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polyolefins

PE Prices Firming, Others Flat or Lower

Flat to lower prices are projected for PP, PS, and PVC due to lower feedstock prices and better-balanced supply/demand.

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PE, PP Prices Firming, Others Soften

Polyolefin prices appear to have bottomed out, with flat-to-upward pricing expected, while PS and PVC prices are likely to flatten. Prices of ABS, PC, and nylons are soft and going nowhere in the near future.

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Commodity Resins

PP, PS Prices Drop; Others Soften

Polypropylene prices have dropped significantly and may have hit bottom, while PE prices flattened out and face downward pressure from increased supplier inventories, lower feedstock prices, and soft demand.

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Commodity Resins

PE, PVC Prices Up; PP, PS Softening

Polyethylene and PVC prices moved up, while PP and PS prices were headed down by the end of the first quarter and into April.

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Commodity Resins

Borealis Acquires LLDPE & Plastomer Lines From DSM and ExxonMobil

Acquisition consists of DSM’s Stamylex LLDPE brand name and product line and ExxonMobil’s Exact metallocene plastomer products.

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Commodity Resins

Dow Plans Multiple Materials Production Units on Gulf Coast

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Several new specialty material production units will be build on the U.S.

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Commodity Resins

Cereplast Forms Subsidiary for Algae-Based Bioplastics

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Algaeplast is a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., a maker of compostable and other biobased compounds.

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