Automotive

Automotive

Lower Prices for PP, PS, PE, PET; Flat for PVC

Low feedstock prices, higher supplier inventories and slowed demand in most cases are key drivers.

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Additives: Patented Anti-Counterfeit System for Plastics

Polyfil now offers Kafrit’s Tracer technology in the Americas.

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Construction

Ineos Styrolution to Build ASA Plant in Texas

Company boosts ASA/ABS capacity in North America overall.

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Automotive

Uncertainty in Automotive Market for 2019

It’s not clear yet how trade tensions and interest rates will affect stagnant vehicle sales.

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Moldmaking in Mexico: A New Frontier

Advancing beyond repairs and maintenance, there is a growing Mexican moldmaking segment, giving local supply and support to the country’s burgeoning automotive sector, among others.

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Additives

Product Color Trends as Seen by Color Research Futurists

Clariant and PolyOne give peeks at what’s to come in 2020.

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polyolefins

General Polymers Adds A.Schulman's Compounds to its Arsenal

The new distribution agreement includes A. Schulman’s broad and ever-expanding product portfolio.

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Automotive

DuPont Boosts Polymerization Capacity of High-Temperature PPA

After increasing capacity of its Zytel HTN in the U.S., DuPont has similar plan underway in Germany to meet increasing demand.

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Commodity Resins

M.Holland is Now North American Distributor for Borealis' Polyolefins

This distribution agreement supports both companies’ focused approach to continued growth in automotive, appliances, general molding, and non-healthcare packaging.

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Trio of Headlines in Lightweight Composites for Automotive & More

Injection overmolding in automotive; HP-RTM of hollow composite parts; and development of specialized equipment for UD tape stacking and consolidation.

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Process Cooling