Commodity Resins

polyolefins

Addivant to Triple Capacity for Workhorse Phosphite Antioxidant

Increased interest in Weston 705 for PE food packaging spurs Addivant to invest in capacity expansion.

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polystyrene

PP Bucks Trend to Flat or Lower Prices

Lower feedstock costs, slowed demand in early first quarter are likely to keep most prices stable.

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Commodity Resins

Several ‘Firsts’ Among 2015 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards

Of the nine award categories, thermoplastics captured five winners.

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U.S. High-Melt-Strength PP Tackles Wide Range of Applications

Total’s new HMS-PP signals both increased interest in the material and a source of domestic production.

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Commodity Resins

Foreign PE Investments Underway in U.S.

Taking advantage of U.S. shale-gas economics.

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DuPont and Dow Plan “Merger of Equals”

Two companies will become one--and then three.

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PET

All Quiet on the Resin Pricing Front— But Watch Out for PP

2015 ended with lower prices, even for high-volume engineering resins, but PP is already turning the corner.

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polyolefins

Next Gen Crosslinked PE Insulation Compound Gets R&D 100 Award

Dow's third generation TR-XLPE for MV underground cable awarded for extended cable life & enhanced reliability.

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Additives

Huber Expands FR Portfolio with Newest Acquisition

Acquisition of Albemarle's mineral flame retardants 911爆料网 is Huber's fourth and largest such endeavor within five years.

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Carbodeon Granted U.S. Patent for Nanodiamond-Containing Plastics

With thermally conductive plastics rapidly growing in demand, the addition of nanodiamonds to the arsenal of thermally-conductive fillers is only welcome.

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Process Cooling