The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) showcases its broad portfolio of innovative solutions at the largest global gathering of the plastics and rubber industry at K 2013 in Düsseldolf today. Under the Dow Performance Plastics group, ...
Tags: Dow Chemical, Coating Resin
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem will expand its domestic linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) production capacity with an investment of about BRL50m ($23m). With the expansion, the LLDPE production is expected to increase by ...
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European linear low density polyethylene C4 contract prices logged a Eur20/mt ($26.50/mt) gain on the week to touch a four-and-a-half month high of Eur1,450-1,455/mt FD Northwest Europe, buoyed by tight supplies and oil price spike, sources ...
Tags: LLDPE, Chemicals, polyethylene
South African-based Sasol and Switzerland-based Ineos will team up to produce high density polyethylene in the US, the companies said Wednesday, announcing plans for a joint venture which would include a 426,000 mt/year HDPE plant. "This ...
Automated Packaging Systems is set to introduce the Autobag AB 180 Bagging System with an integrated Accu-Count 200 high speed counter, in China. The new bag packaging system has been designed for industrial packaging applications, ...
Hood Packaging has announced its intention to shut down its Burlington, Ontario, plastic film plant in Canada. The plant closure, which will affect 65 workers, is expected to take place by 1 October 2013. Its production will be ...
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Multiple market sources said Thursday that US high density polyethylene contract prices are expected to rise by 2 cents/lb for June, while low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene contract prices are likely to remain ...
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Multiple market sources said Thursday that US high density polyethylene contract prices are expected to rise by 2 cents/lb for June, while low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene contract prices are likely to remain ...
Tags: high density polyethylene, LDPE, LLDPE
Pregis has announced the commercialization of its protective packaging black bubble air cushioning Astro-Bubble Renew. Astro-Bubble Renew provides environmental benefits through recycled content and has been reformulated to give a new way ...
Qatar will use a mix feed of ethane and natural gas liquids as feedstock for two upcoming petrochemical projects, a company source said Monday. The first project involves Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell. The two companies signed a ...
Demand in the Turkish polymer market has slumped as riots have erupted in major cities and the local currency has tumbled, sources said this week. "There is instability, and the issue of payments, caused by political unrest. It is very ...
Braskem has introduced new line of green low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which is used primarily in plastic packaging and films and will complement the company’s Green Plastics. According to the thermoplastic resin producer, annual ...
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Chevron Phillips Chemical has declared a force majeure for its polyethylene products, according to a letter to customers Tuesday that was obtained by Platts. The company said in the letter that the move was caused by a "contingency event" ...
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Formosa Plastics Corporation USA has begun an investigation to determine what caused Thursday's flash fire that injured 16 workers at its Point Comfort, Texas, petrochemical complex, a company spokesman said Friday. There was no time ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, Monday cut the ex-works price of linear low density polyethylene in East China by Yuan 200 to Yuan 10,600/mt, a company source said. On an import parity basis, the LLDPE price is equivalent ...
Tags: Petroleum, Chemical, LLDPE Price