polyolefins

SABIC Opens Specialty PP Compounding Plant

WEB EXCLUSIVE: SABIC Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass., recently opened a specialty polypropylene compounding operation at its Bay St.

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polyolefins

Some Resin Prices Bottom Out, Others Are Still Falling

With the start of the new year, commodity resin prices, except for PVC, appear to have bottomed out.

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Commodity Resins

FKuR and Braskem Sign 'Green' PE Compounding Agreement

Braskem, a major Brazilian producer of polymers and chemicals, has signed an agreement with German bioplastics compounder FKuR Kunststoff GmbH that will enable production of customized grades of Braskem’s BioPE.

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polyolefins

Commodity Resin Prices End Year with 'Soft Landing'

Prices of PE, PP, PS, and PVC declined further last month.

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Commodity Resins

Prices of Commodity Resins Are Lower and Headed Down

Prices of PE, PP, PS, and PVC were on the way down last month after remaining flat or slipping slightly in September.

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Automotive

Sunroof Module Is All Short-Glass PP

The first fully integrated automotive sunroof module made entirely of short-glass PP replaced long-glass PP and short-glass ASA/PBT on the 2010 Cadillac CTS.

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polyolefins

Add a Layer of COC to Boost Polyolefin Film Properties

As a discrete layer in coextruded polyolefin film, cyclic olefin copolymer provides higher modulus, greater heat resistance, improved thermoformability, and increased barrier

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polyolefins

SABIC Joins Automotive Innovation Joint Venture

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has agreed to purchase an equity stake in INPRO, a joint venture dedicated to collaborative innovation in automotive production.

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Commodity and Engineering Resin Prices Softening

As we enter the fourth quarter, price relief has already been felt in the four major commodity thermoplastics and four large-volume engineering resins.

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Commodity Resins

Falling Resin Tabs May Rebound

The downtrend in prices for commodity thermoplastics continued through last month due to lower feedstock prices and poor domestic and export demand.

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