HURTH, GERMANY -- The “lion's share” of capital investment in bio-based polymers through 2020 will happen in Asia and South America because of better access to feedstocks and a favorable political framework, according to a new study from Germany's Nova Institute.
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL -- It took less than a year for residents of São Paulo, the world's eighth most populous city, to squash a new state law eliminating free plastic grocery bags.
A PVC price increase that ends two months of flat pricing in North America is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Regional PVC prices rose an average of 3 cents per pound in September. Higher prices for ethylene-based feedstocks and...
Opposite pricing paths for North American polyethylene and polypropylene resins are featured in this week’s Material Insights video. Regional PE prices are up an average of 5 cents per pound since Aug. 1, while PP prices are down an average of 2...
An unexpected drop and potential increase in North American polystyrene resin prices are featured in this week's Material Insights video. In June and July, regional prices fell a total of 3 cents per pound for general-purpose crystal PS and 5 cents...
A compounder's plan to restore a 105-year-old mill building is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Plastics Group of America has acquired the 240,000 square-foot building in Woonsocket, R.I. The firm now plans to spend more than $1...
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