Materials

polystyrene

Prices of All Resins Surge

Despite a faster-than-expected recovery from Hurricane Harvey, the industry still faces challenges on the way to ‘getting back to normal.’

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polyolefins

DowDuPont Starts Up World-Scale Ethylene & PE Facility

New integrated, world-scale production facility started up for ethylene monomer and Elite enhanced polyethylene in Freeport, Texas.

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Additives

New Approach Promises Better On-Machine Coloring for Injection Molding

New technology addresses limitation to injection molding with color or additive metering at the machine throat.

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polyolefins

Upwards Movement for Commodity Resin Prices

Still, “iffy” on how much of various price initiatives will be implemented as we move to year end.

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Commodity Resins

Elevated Resin Prices Continue for Now

Steady improvement underway though challenges remain.

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PVC

Hurricane Lifts Resin Prices Across the Board

Length of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on feedstocks and resins is still uncertain.

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Materials

New Ionomer Decorative Effects Using Hot Stamping

DuPont collaboration with Kurz Group leads to golden or metallized effects.

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DowDuPont Realigns Portfolio

The new merger makes adjustments within two of its three intended independent companies.

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Materials

Harvey Wreaks Havoc on Houston, Petrochemical Industry

Outages at Ineos, ExxonMobil, Ascend, Dow, American Acryl, Celanese, Shell, Chevron Phillips, Equistar, Formosa, and more.

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Packaging

DuPont & Kurz Collaboration Yields Golden or Metallized Effects

The development involved a foil that offers excellent adhesion to Surlyn ionomer.

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Blending & Dosing