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AKRON, OHIO — A big hike in North American polypropylene prices is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, we report price changes for polystyrene and PVC, as well as news that Nova Chemicals Corp. has restarted its...
AKRON, OHIO -- A major price hike has hit the North American polypropylene market, sending prices up an average of 15 cents per pound since Jan. 1. Average selling prices in the region for polystyrene also are up 3 cents per pound since Nov. 1, while suspension PVC prices in the region have dropped 1 cent per pound since Dec. 1.
A look at the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the North American materials market is featured in this week's Material Insights video. The impact of the storm -- which hit the U.S. East Coast on Oct. 29 -- wasn't as bad as initially feared. The primary...
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...
Sabic Innovative Plastics' plans to add capacity for Stamax material are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Sabic IP is adding a new line for Stamax -- a long glass fiber-filled polypropylene -- at a plant in Genk, Belgium. Officials...
An investment that will allow Braskem to continue making polypropylene resin at a plant in Marcus Hook, Pa., is featured in this week’s Material Insights video.
A. Schulman’s plans to build a polypropylene compounding plant in the Middle East through a new joint venture are featured in this week's Material Insight’s video. Fairlawn, Ohio-based Schulman will build the plant as part of a JV with Saudi firm...
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