AKRON, OHIO — News of a tragic explosion at an olefins plant in Louisiana is featured in this week's video. Also featured is news of a polypropylene outage at a plant operated by Formosa Plastics Corp., as well as news of Eastman Chemical Co....
AKRON, OHIO — A. Schulman Inc.'s busy week of acquisition, job cuts and plans to sell its Australian compounding plant is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also featured is news of a 1-cent decline in North American...
AKRON, OHIO — North American polypropylene prices took a 1-cent dip in May — far less than the declines seen in the previous two months.
HOUSTON — Materials supplier First PolyChem LLC is helping meet the growing resin needs of North Africa and the Middle East through its relationships with resin makers around the world.
AKRON, OHIO — A fire that injured 14 at a Formosa Plastics Corp. USA plant in Texas is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week we report a big drop in North American PP prices, as well as news that compounding leader A. ...
AKRON, OHIO — Opposite moves in North American PVC and PP resin pricing are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, news from the IHS World Petrochemical Conference in Houston, including about the shale gas boom that...
AKRON, OHIO — An asset sale and a capacity expansion from PolyOne Corp. are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also featured this week is Dow Chemical's decision to add polyethylene resin capacity in the Gulf Coast, and two more...
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Vitopel SA, Latin America's largest plastics films producer and top annual consumer of polypropylene, has been working with local manufacturers and recyclers, including Braskem SA, to produce a paper made from 75 percent recycled plastic.
AKRON, OHIO — Another North American price hike for polypropylene resin is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, we report recent changes at materials firm Techmer PM, as well as news that materials maker Ascend...
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