Materials
North American prices for commodity resins PVC and PS moved in opposite directions in May. Senior Reporter Frank Esposito stops by to share what the changes were and what market factors are changing the prices.
Negotiations for a plastics treaty got off to a rocky start in Paris, with some sources suggesting that disputes over potential caps on resin production were a significant reason.
The new materials also allow UBQ products to be compounded with a brighter spectrum of colors beyond brown, black and gray.
Here's a rundown of a few social media accounts from the plastics industry worth following.
The 15,000-square-foot expansion includes a clean compounding facility dedicated to medical grade materials.
For the first time, a PET resin made from carbon captured from emissions has been successfully produced and used in packaging applications.
North American prices for PVC resin prices have fallen since May 1 while polystyrene prices increased.
Shell had suspended polyethylene resin and ethylene monomer production in Monaca, Pa., on March 25 but said on May 24 that it is restarting.
North American resin sales and production both posted modest gains in 2022, according to the American Chemistry Council.
Epaflex, based in Cassolnovo, Italy, has opened a sales office in Rochester, Mich.
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