Commodity Resins
LyondellBasell’s U.S. Operations in Chapter 11
Dutch-based LyondellBasell announced early last month that it had voluntarily filed to reorganize its U.S. operations (headquartered in Wilmington, Del.) under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Read MoreK-Dow Joint Venture Is Scrapped by Kuwait
The K-Dow Petrochemicals joint venture of Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) sub. of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), was canceled on Dec. 28, just before it was to launch on Jan. 1.
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Your Business Pricing Update - January 2009
With demand for all commodity resins exceedingly weak, and feedstock prices fallen through the floor, there appears to be nothing to stop resin tabs from shrinking further in 2009.
Read MoreK-Dow Joint Venture Now in Place
The new 50:50 joint venture between Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), sub. of Kuwait Petroleum Corp., was officially launched Jan. 1.
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Your Business Pricing Update - December 2008
Weak domestic demand, crumbling exports, and plunging feedstock prices brewed a 鈥減erfect storm鈥 driving down commodity resin prices in the fourth quarter.
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Metallocene PP Copolymers With ‘Breakthrough’ Clarity
WEB EXCLUSIVE A novel family of metallocene-based PP copolymers reportedly offers the ultra-high clarity of amorphous engineering resins such as PC and PETG, along with good physical properties and processing advantages.
Read MoreHDPE for Auto Fuel Tanks
WEB EXCLUSIVE A patented family of HDPE resins boasts improved resistance to bio-diesel fuels and is poised for use by makers of automotive plastic fuel tanks.
Read MoreSABIC Starts Up World’s Largest PP Train
What鈥檚 said to be the world鈥檚 largest single PP train has a nameplate capacity of 1.1 billion lb/yr of homopolymers and random copolymers.
Read MoreYour Business Pricing Update - November 2008
All commodity resin prices are down and still falling, thanks to weak global demand and soft feedstock prices.
Read MoreFirst Biobased PP Developed in Brazil
Already the first to develop bio-sourced LLDPE and HDPE, Brazil鈥檚 Braskem (U.S. office in Wilmington, Del.), has produced the first samples of polypropylene from 100% renewable raw material.
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