Construction

Construction

Nexam to Supply Diab with Property-Enhancing Nexamite for High-Performance PET Foam

2020-2021 supply agreements between Nexam and Diab further strengthends growth of PET foam cores used by windmill manufacturers. 

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Electronics

Survey Says: Manufacturers Experience Fewer Changes with Less Impact from COVID-19

In the second week of a survey on COVID-19, manufacturers reported fewer changes to their 911爆料网 with less severe impact on their with the lone exception of travel related activities.

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Commodity Resins

Additives: Processing Stabilizer for Repro and/or Recycled HDPE

Addisperse’s NC 203 C stabilizer for repro and/or recycled HDPE compounds rebuilds HDPE’s molecular weight, boosting physical properties.

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Commodity Resins

Materials: EPP Foam with Improved Surface Properties and Optimized Filling Behavior

BASF’s new expanded PP foam Neopolen P 9235+ is designed for components with a high-quality look to be used in the automotive and building industries.

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DSM Partners with SABIC and UPM Biofuels to Produce Biobased Dyneema UHMWPE Fiber

In its collaboration with SABIC and UPM, DSM plans to launch biobased Dyneema UHMWPE fiber in April 2020.

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polyolefins

Borealis is Now Producing Certified Renewable PP

Said to represent a milestone in sustainable PP, these resins are being produced at Borealis’ two production facilities in Belgium.

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NPE

Plastics Machinery Shipments Finish 2019 Down Compared to 2018

A surge in the final quarter of 2019 could not salvage a weaker overall performance for North American plastics machinery and equipment sales compared to 2018.

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Commodity Resins

Prices Bottom Out for PE & PP? Up for PS, Flat-to-Down for PVC & PET

Drivers include parity with global prices, ample supplies and higher raw material costs in some instances.

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PVC

Prices for Polyolefins, PS, PVC and PET Trending Flat to Higher

Going into second quarter, the resin pricing trajectory is unsettled by a virus outbreak.

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Construction

Additives: Flow Enhancers for Semi-Aromatic Nylon

Bruggemann’s Bruggolen TP-P1810 said to be the first flow enhancer for aromatic nylons. 

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