Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito discusses those resins and explains the factors — including exports, supply outages and feedstock price increases — that enabled sellers to push through increases in August. Despite the economic slowdown, many resin buyers are seeing higher prices.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Join us on March 21 at 2pm (est) for the Polymer Points Livestream. Even with a slowing economy some commodity resin prices have been on the rise, in part thanks to increased exports. In our next Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito will cover the latest pricing trends.

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Plastics News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Join us on January 17th at 2pm (et) for the Polymer Points Livestream. . Tune in to the next Polymer Points Live to hear Senior Reporter Frank Esposito break down the latest pricing news and look at factors impacting the market as we approach 2023. As the economy slows, how are resin markets reacting? .

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

21 Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito talked about developments impacting supply and demand, and the near-term outlook for polyethylene , polypropylene , polystyrene, PVC and PET. Despite a sluggish economy, most U.S. commodity resin buyers are seeing higher prices. In our Feb.

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JULY 18, 2023

North American buyers of commodity resins could see more price decreases in July, as a result of lower feedstock costs and a slumping economy, Senior Reporter Frank Esposito said in the July Polymer Points Live.

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Plastics News

MAY 16, 2023

In the May Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito talks about problems at the Shell PE plant in Monaca, Pa. Polyethylene prices have been flat despite the slumping economy, but there could be pressure on the market from some significant production issues.

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Plastics News

MAY 19, 2023

Join us on June 20 at 2pm (edt) for the Polymer Points Livestream.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito explains the unusual factors at play in polypropylene and PET bottle resin, and he notes which resin bucked the trend last month by staying flat. Plastics News has reported price decreases for most commodity resins in October. But the stories behind two of the decreases were complicated.

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Plastics News

JUNE 23, 2023

Join us on July 18 at 2pm (edt) for the Polymer Points Livestream. Frank Esposito will explain what's behind some unusual mid-year nonmarket corrections, and cover the latest trends in North American pricing.

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Plastics News

MARCH 27, 2023

Join us on April 18 at 2pm (edt) for the Polymer Points Livestream. Commodity resin prices have been rising in 2023, while engineering resins have dropped. Will these trends continue into the second quarter and beyond? Frank Esposito will explain the dynamics and answer viewer questions.

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Plastics News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Join us on February 21 at 2pm (est) for the Polymer Points Livestream. Resin markets have been impacted by a slowing economy, but some prices have been rising as inventory levels and operating rates fall. Frank Esposito will make sense of the changes, plus cover both market and nonmarket changes for polyethylene.

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Plastics News

JULY 25, 2022

Frank Esposito runs down the latest in this clip from Polymer Points Live. New resin capacity is poised to hit the North American market. Also, Dow Inc. announced some of its largest commitments to plastics recycling, and we highlight our big Women Breaking the Mold special report.

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With the economy slowing down, North American commodity resin prices are falling. In the livestream, senior reporter Frank Esposito recapped all the latest drops, including September decreases for polystyrene, PVC and PET bottle resin.

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

1 Plastics News Live , and discuss the multiples that plastics companies are seeing. Subscribe to Plastics News for access to archived recordings from our other editorial livestreams like Polymer Points Live , Numbers That Matter Live , Plastics in Politics Live and Sustainable Plastics Live.

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Plastics News

MARCH 20, 2023

Coming up this week: Don't miss Polymer Points Live , where senior reporter Frank Esposito dissects all the latest resin pricing news and factors for those prices. Frank Esposito shares his family ties to the Ohio train derailment news PureCycle is now planning an April startup for its PP recycling plant.

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Coming up this week: Senior reporter Frank Esposito will discuss the latest changes to polyethylene and what's on the horizon for resin prices in this week's Polymer Points Live.

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Plastics News

MAY 15, 2023

Don't miss our free Bioplastics Live program on Wednesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. Also this week is our monthly Polymer Points Live stream with Senior Reporter Frank Esposito. Learn more about the awards program and find all of this year's winners here , or scroll to the bottom for the list. Learn more and register here.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Frank Esposito explored the reasons behind the latest trend in our monthly program for subscribers, Polymer Points Live. In resin pricing news, PP and PET were the latest resins to fall in price. Elsewhere in the issue, we have a collection of stories that were published in our K 2022 show dailies.

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Plastics News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Coming up this week is this month's Polymer Points Live is Tuesday, August 15 at 2 p.m. And Assistant Managing Editor Steve Toloken wrote a breakdown of where the United States stands in the United Nations' pursuit of a global plastics treaty. Eastern time.

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Plastics News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Coming up this week is this month's Polymer Points Live is Tuesday, August 15 at 2 p.m. And Assistant Managing Editor Steve Toloken wrote a breakdown of where the United States stands in the United Nations' pursuit of a global plastics treaty. Eastern time.

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Plastics News

JUNE 26, 2023

Welcome to our last issue before we hit the halfway point of 2023. Coming up this week is Economics Editor Bill Wood's Numbers That Matter Live on Tuesday, June 27, at 2 p.m. Senior Reporter Frank Esposito teased some of the changes in his monthly Polymer Points Live program. Reeling in recycling: A recent U.S.

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E&T

JULY 6, 2023

The team 3D- printed a mesh of tiny, inward-pointing pins (called ‘papillae’) on the underside of a polymer ‘skin’, which mimics the papillae in our own skin. When the user touches a specific part of the surface, the actuators can be programmed to vibrate the surface at that specific point, and this can give a much richer sensation.

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 21, 2022

Co-created by Rosenberg students and SAGA Space Architects with sustainable materials to intentionally fit inside SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the structure is the world’s tallest 3D-printed polymer structure measuring 23-feet high. Hopefully, we are going to learn a lot about living on the Moon.”

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Plastics News

JANUARY 27, 2023

Polymer Points is a monthly column by Frank Esposito that looks at the resin industry. For more insight into resin prices, sign up for our Polymer Point Live streams , exclusive for Plastics News subscribers. and QatarEnergy announced the formation of Golden Triangle Polymers Co. and the first U.S.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 7, 2024

Although some companies define client service their hallmark of success, living up to client expectations is a whole different ballgame. points compared to, Broanmain’s overall satisfaction result for the same time period rose 4 percent to reach 98 percent. Mastering satisfaction extends way beyond talking a good talk.

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Plastics News

JULY 27, 2023

There still are many types of PFAS about that scientists know little, if anything, according to the RIVM, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands — the country in which I live. I didn't know that. But it continued — and still continues — to discharge GenX directly into the river.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 18, 2023

Ionomr is a designer and manufacturer of next-generation ion exchange membranes and polymers that serve as the fundamental building blocks of clean energy systems. Recent testing even exceeded targets for long-lived alkaline electrolysis.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This is our first experience with going ‘live’, and we could not be more happy with the result,” he said. Mechanochemistry defines the lifetime of polymers,” he explained. How nature deals with polymers breaking down due to stress,” he said. As he pointed out, Brazil is known as a great colourist. “We

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It is an excellent solution for modern living spaces and is an ideal flooring solution for households with children, pets and people who are hyper-sensitive to allergens. Unique Selling Point/ Differentiator from other brands. They use advanced German technology to provide polymer-based solutions in construction, automotive industry.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2025

And beginning to collaborate with the customer on a new product or part in its prototype stage helps with the workflow later, when “we have to live with production,” Reiland says. “Moldmakers are a finite resource,” Reiland points out. “Part of prototyping is the relationship that we build.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 8, 2024

The delivery of technical and practical excellence has required a sharp focus on both vertical integration – creating everything from the machines’ motors to their polymer concrete bases to their sheetmetal canopies – and both trade and university-taught skillsets. The two Pats are pictured.

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Additive Manufacturing

MAY 25, 2023

Merger Creates a Next-Generation Additive Manufacturing Company Delivering Industrial Polymer, Metal, Sand and Ceramic Solutions from Design to Mass Production Combined Company Expected to Generate $1.1 The combination of these two great companies marks a turning point in driving the next phase of additive manufacturing for mass production.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Made from Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based resins, these compostable polymers can replace single-use plastics in sustainable products. The automation scope had more than 24,000 human-hours and over 4,000 input/output (I/O) points. which end up in a landfill and can take over a hundred generations to degrade.

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Quaker Houghton is a major supplier of aerospace-approved coolants in India and supplies an imported grade of polymer-quenching oil from Spain to one of its distinguished customers. The hospital witnessed an immense shortfall in blood and required urgent donations to save the lives of its thalassemia patients.

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Plastics News

MARCH 14, 2023

In the March Plastics in Politics Live , Steve Toloken discussed a new push for a national bottle bill. comments on a global plastics treaty , including some context on how the East Palestine, Ohio, rail accident became a talking point in the debate. Also, he talked about the latest U.S. Also, he talked about the latest U.S.

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