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Material Insights: Dec. 21, 2009

Published: December 21, 2009 6:00 am ET
Updated: December 21, 2009 12:00 am ET

Plastics News senior reporter Frank Esposito plays Santa this week as he delivers the goods on materials: Limits on PE and PP supplies at a Formosa Plastics Plant in Texas are covered in this week's Material Insights video. This eposode also brings tidings of an underperforming public debut for shares of specialty plastics maker Kraton Polymers, as well as the potential impact of a bankruptcy plan filed by global polyolefins leader LyondellBasell Industries that could impact the potential acquisition by India's Reliance Industries.

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