Beverage cartons with innovative renewable coatings
Elopak teams up with SABIC to create Europe's first beverage cartons with second generation renewable coatings.
Polyethylene (PE)
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New Exceed mPE from ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Chemical introduces new Exceed metallocene polyethylene resin grades at Arabplast 2015.
Dow continuous portfolio shift
The Dow Chemical Company signed agreements to sell its global Sodium Borohydride business and its polyolefin films plant in Findlay.
Ineos and Sasol start HDPE project in Texas
Ineos and Sasol celebrate ground breaking ceremony for High-density Polyethylene joint venture.
New Lupolen resin for pipe producers
LyondellBasell announced the introduction of Lupolen 5461 B Q 471 B, a grade with higher melt flow rate that improves processing in screw extrusion.
Global market for LDPE
Market research institute Ceresana expects sales to increase by 1.5% p.a. until 2021.
Westlake Chemical to expand ethylene capacity
The company will increase ethane-based ethylene capacity at Lake Charles site by approximately 250 million pounds annually.
New brighter HDPE from SABIC
The company launched brightest ever range of HDPE for bottles and conatiners called Clarene.
LyondellBasell considers adding new ethylene capacity
LyondellBasell evaluates expansion project at Channelview site in Texas that would add up to 227k tons annualy of ethylene capacity.
New Hostalen Resist grade for gas pipes
LyondellBasell introduces new Hostalen Resist grade for gas distribution piping systems.
New grade of SABIC Vestolen for gas pipe industry
SABIC Vestolen A 6060R supports the gas distribution pipes industry to meet its challenges.
Weak collection of HDPE/PP bottle fractions in Europe
Herbert Snell (Multiport GmbH) highlighted together with the PRE member companies the need to boost the collection of the HDPE/PP bottle fractions.
