Engineering Resins
Pricing Update - April 2009
A short, sharp rebound in the first quarter called an abrupt halt to the long slide in commodity resin prices.
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New Processes for Food-Grade Recycled HDPE
Recycling HDPE homopolymer from milk and water bottles back into food-grade bottles is a new achievement that was featured at the Plastics Recycling Conference, sponsored by Resource Recycling magazine, and at the SPE Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC 2009), held back to back in Orlando, Fla., last month.Removing volatiles from HDPE to meet U.S.
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Higher Prices Return
In the teeth of a deepening recession, commodity resin suppliers managed to raise prices in the first two months of the year, spurred by a sudden uptick in monomer tabs. YES, PE PRICES ARE UPPolyethylene suppliers succeeded in hiking prices 7¢/lb in January and February, giving them full implementation of their first increase of the year.
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Novel PC/Polyester Blends Combine Stiffness and Ductility
An unusual balance of high modulus and ductile impact behavior is claimed for Xenoy HMD resins, recently launched by SABIC Innovative Plastics.
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A Quiet Revolution In Materials Characterization
In December, about a dozen representatives of European chemical companies gathered in Aachen, Germany, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a quiet revolution in plastics.
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Resin Prices Bottom Out
The free fall in resin prices appeared to end with a thump last month.
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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 MoreTeknor Apex Gains Exclusive License For Starch-Blend Bioplastics
Last month, Teknor Apex Co., Pawtucket, R.I., signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Montreal-based Cerestech, Inc.
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Automotive Plastics Adding More Value in Tough Times
The dramatic global downshifting in automotive manufacturing hasn’t put the brakes on plastics innovation, if recently announced developments are any indication.
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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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