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PLASTICS' Chief Economist Weighs In on Harvey Impact
In 2016, Texas ranked third in the U.S. for plastics employment and first in plastics industry shipments.
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First Expandable TPU is Key to Revolutionizing the Bicycle Saddle
BASF’s E-TPU and Ergon’s design and engineering knowhow have led to the ST Core Ultra bike saddle.
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Updated Analysis on Dow and DuPont Merger Integration
Activist investors drive companies to seek outside counsel on proposed spin-offs.
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Harvey Update: Partial Reopening of Ports and Rail System Underway
Estimated 525 million pounds of ethylene output was lost from August 24-31.
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Commodity Resin Prices Generally Flat
The exceptions are PS and PET, though they may have bottomed out last month.
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Latest PCW Update on Tropical Storm Harvey: Polyolefins
Several monomer and resin shutdowns have been underway with several coming before then Hurricane Harvey made landfall.
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The “First” Styrenic-Based Composite Gets Play in Automotive
Ineos Styrolution partners with KTM to develop innovative design concepts for new StyLight.
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Harvey Wreaks Havoc on Houston, Petrochemical Industry
Outages at Ineos, ExxonMobil, Ascend, Dow, American Acryl, Celanese, Shell, Chevron Phillips, Equistar, Formosa, and more.
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LSR & TPE Summit Highlights Trends And New Materials
Among them: an LSR for 3D printing and low-VOC TPEs for auto interiors.
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PCW Adds PS to its Weeklies Just as a Reverse Trajectory Emerges
Price hikes possible for PS; no relief for PVC or PP, while PE up in air.
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‘Engineering’ Plastic Structure for Thermal Conductivity
U. of Michigan researchers’ process is a major departure from past approaches to rendering thermal conductivity to plastics.
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First Thermoplastic Composite Gearbox Housing: 30% Lighter Than Aluminum
ARRK’s lightweight injection molded construction is made with layer-optimized organic sheeting.
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