In April, European standard thermoplastic prices rose sharply once again following a further hike in monomer costs. Polyethylene settled in line with the higher ethylene cost while polypropylene ...

Standard thermoplastic prices have fallen sharply over the last two months following a downturn in feedstock costs and ongoing demand weakness. Polyolefin producers attempted to limit price discounts ...

Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste represents a vital strategy to transform discarded plastic into high‐quality feedstocks, thereby fostering a circular economy and reducing ...

Styrene monomer (SM) prices fell as demand and upstream benzene prices dropped nearly $20/tonne, falling below $1270/tonne FOB Korea. Traders with long positions in SM slashed rates to $1565/tonne FOB ...

The traditional resin producer purge started early this year, with the vast majority of deep discounts appearing in October and November, leaving just a light flow of material for December, reports ...

Several hindrances to the recycling of synthetic polymers, including material separation and post-treatment degradation of the macromolecular polymer chains, negatively affect the cost-efficiency and ...

Bio-PE is derived from biological sources like sugarcane instead of petroleum. The manufacturing process begins with extracting ethanol from sugarcane, which is then dehydrated to produce ethylene, ...