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Researchers have, for the first time, succeeded in recording a binary code on a synthetic polymer. Inspired by the capacity of DNA to retain an enormous amount of genetic information, a t...
Prices in the US$3 trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed another 4% month over month in May. This marks the fourth month of rebound following six consecutive months of fallin...
Persistent production issues in Europe along with the settlement of the monthly ethylene contracts with a €60/ton increase paved the way for a fourth consecutive month of PVC increases, a...
The role of waterproof membranes has expanded from the traditional roof applications for dwellings and buildings to also serving a wide range of geomembrane applications in water containm...
July is likely to see increased styrene imports into the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub, as Europe has become the highest priced region globally, industry sources said in Platts Northwe...
Total Petrochemicals has selected Port Arthur as the site for an estimated US$1.6 bln an ethane cracker, likely to start-up as early as 2019. Total, which had filed for state environmen...
Latin America’s biggest petrochemical maker - Braskem SA will soon decide whether to build a plant in Texas or Pennsylvania to convert low-cost natural gas into polypropylene. The factory...
PLA resin has been officially certified as compostable by European certification organization Vinçotte of Vilvoorde, Belgium. The PLA resins have been awarded the OK Compost logo as well ...
Players in China report that domestic PP prices continued to soften this week, causing domestic PP to trade at a discount to import cargoes, according to data from ChemOrbis Price Index. ...
June 1 saw the end of a month long strike at the Izmir facility of Turkey’s petrochemical giant, Petkim, after workers agreed to a deal with the company’s management, as per hurriyetdaily...
Dow has reduced run rates to 90% at its Argentinian cracker amid government-imposed natural gas curtailments, as per a company source in Platts. Every winter since 2006, the Argentinian g...
Specialty polymers market is expected to witness significant growth owing to increasing applications in electronics and construction industry mainly in Asia Pacific, as per GrandViewRes...
Amid steady demand from end-users and balanced supply, CIF Northwest European naphtha physical cargo's premium over the front-month CIF NWE naphtha swap rose to a one-month high of US$7.7...
The plastics recycling industry is an extremely diverse sector covering most plastic materials and numerous applications from the various processing industries. AMI has published a direct...
Initial June PE prices are emerging across Europe after the monthly ethylene contracts settled up €60/ton from May towards the end of last week, according to ChemOrbis. Sellers are aiming...
In 2014, more than 12% of polymer consumed in Europe was sold via distribution channels which are equal to around 3.4 mln tons. After hitting its lowest point in 2009 during the great rec...
The PVC market in Saudi Arabia is anticipated to cross US$892 mln by 2020. The Central and Western regions account for over two-thirds of the country's PVC demand and this trend is expect...
The global elastomers market is all set to usher in an era of innovation with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increasingly demanding high-performance materials. Owing to the profu...
In Asia, spot styrene costs recorded very significant decreases during this past week. According to sources, spot styrene posted around US$115-120/ton decreases, sinking below the US$1300...
Following technical issues, Spain's Repsol has declared force majeure on supplies of high density polyethylene from its Sines plant in Portugal, as per Platts. The 150,000 tpa HDPE plant ...
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