US-based Addivant has introduced next-generation linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) packaging solution, which based on the firm’s nonylphenol-free stabilizer Weston 705. The new solution can be used in food packaging ...
Tags: LLDPE Packaging, Packaging
German PVC producer Vestolit expects European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) demand to grow at a pace of 2-3% a year, following years of contraction, amid a revival in the construction sector, company CEO Michael Trager said Monday. Over 60% of ...
Tags: PVC Demand, economic crisis
US March ethylene contract negotiations are still ongoing as US PVC producers are holding out for larger decreases, market sources said Tuesday. "A number of buyers have settled at a 4-cent/lb decrease, however there are at least two PVC ...
Tags: Ethylene, PVC Producers
At least three US PVC producers have announced June price increases, looking to increase June contracts by 2 cents/lb, sources said this week. The initiative was led by OxyVinyls, which announced an increase Monday, and was followed by ...
Tags: PVC Makers, Chemicals
A probe by Russia's Federal Antitrust Service (FAS) concluded that seven Russian PVC producers apparently conspired to illegally divide the market into spheres of influence shared among them, the agency said Wednesday on its website, adding ...
Tags: FAS, PVC, illegally divide, alleged violations
Local PVC availability in Italy has been squeezed due to the absence of several mainstream European suppliers, as per ChemOrbis. Some of the suppliers are still facing production issues at their plants while some already sold out their ...
Tags: PVC