Commodity Resins

PVC

Commodity Resin Prices Drop

Downward trajectory resumes for all four commodity resins.

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Packaging

Speed to Market: Pretium Stays Light on Its Feet And Ahead of the Pack

A visit to its largest PET plant illustrates how this versatile blow molder leverages design skills, a can-do attitude, and a high degree of production flexibility to supply custom products in ever-shorter time windows. A new thrust into automation will help pick up the pace.

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Evonik Invests in Thermoplastic Composite Pipelines

New pipelines feature inner plastic pipe covered with a composite of unidirectional tapes which are then sheathed by the plastic--HDPE, PP, nylon 12, and PEEK can be used.

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Will SABIC Invest in Production of Polyolefins in N.A.?

With its impending move to Houston next year as part of its global restructuring, it will be interesting to follow SABIC's next move.

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Automotive

Newly Named Wellman Advanced Materials Expands into Auto TPOs

Under its new parenthood, Wellman get new name and makes entry into automotive TPO market.

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Photochromic Ink for Flex Packaging Helps Brand

Printpack's process allows for photochromic ink to be hidden and remain invisible until exposed to sunlight.

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iD Additives Enters Liquid Color & Additives Business

As a testament to "liquid color is alive and thriving", yet another new player enters the 911爆料网.

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Packaging

What You Need to Know to Make World-Class Stretch Film

Advances in materials, feedblock/die technologies, and winding can help processors develop more sophisticated cast-stretch products.

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PET

R&D Thermoformer: Tek Pak Is Launch Pad For New Products

Toolmaker and thermoformer takes concepts to production-ready parts in record time.

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polyolefins

Major Resin Prices Soften

Major Resin Prices Soften

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Plastics Size Reduction