Category Menu Product News NOVACEL launches new solvent-free protection for laminates March 30, 2009 by plasticsinfomart NOVACEL of France, a specialist in surface protection, is energizing its range of protection solutions for the laminates market by introducing its NOVACEL 9230 range, an innovation conveying the company’s determination to manufacture products that are more environmentally friendly. Intended for smooth, shiny laminates protection, this transparent, colorless polyester film is 25µm thick and was […] Read more »
Market News U.S. Markets 30-Mar-2009 March 30, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Spot ethylene bids and offers were far apart Monday while no bids or offers were seen for spot propylene. NGLs traded lower and spot resin trading was moderate. March ethylene was bid at 23.5 cpp (Wms system) against no offers. April was bid at 23 cpp (Eq, Wms and Choctaw system) and offered at 30 […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Electrically Conductive BASF Plastic Ultraform With Nanotubes being used by Bosch March 29, 2009 by plasticsinfomart As a first, BASF is launching a plastic containing carbon nanotubes (CNT) onto the market. This material is Ultraform® N2320 C, a polyoxymethylene (POM, also: polyacetal) that, thanks to the novel additives, acquires a high level of electric conductivity without much of a decrease in toughness. This material has gone into its first serial application […] Read more »
Market News U.S. Markets weekly review 23 to 27-Mar-2009 March 27, 2009 by plasticsinfomart SUMMARYSpot ethylene and propylene appeared to find a price floor and traded steady to slightly higher, while NGLs and energy were mixed. Benzene prices continued their swift ascent. Resins activity picked up with the return of export opportunities and spot prices began to see small gains. OLEFINSSpot ethylene prices traded higher this week for […] Read more »
Market News U.S. Markets 27-Mar-2009 March 27, 2009 by plasticsinfomart Ethylene and refinery grade propylene each traded once Friday while NGLs and energy slid. Spot resin prices were stable from yesterday but ended the week higher. A 2H 2009 ethylene strip traded on an ethane formula basis (Wms system). No fixed-price deals were confirmed. The day ended with ethylene bid at 23.5 cpp for March […] Read more »
Market News Crude gains boost Asian petchems, rally unsustainable March 27, 2009 / March 14, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Crude oil’s price rally has helped drive gains in Asian petrochemical values this week but the trend may quickly reverse as much of the increase was due to a sudden shift in sentiment rather than demand recovery, industry sources and analysts said on Friday. A significant portion of the crude price rise since late last […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Dow introduces VORATHERM PIR products for metal-faced sandwich panels March 27, 2009 / March 14, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Dow Chemical Company has globally launched VORATHERM polyisocyanurate (PIR) rigid foam for use in metal-faced sandwich panels. This new product family combines the good thermal insulation properties of conventional polyurethane (PUR) foam with the enhanced fire resistance of PIR. Designed for commercial, industrial and residential building applications, including cold rooms, clean rooms, warehouses and office […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Crates and pallets exception to heavy metal recycling rules is renewed March 27, 2009 / March 14, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The derogation – official blind eye to the rules – from the European Commission on recycling crates and pallets has been continued. Older crates and pallets may contain higher levels of heavy metals than would be permitted in Europe’s plastics recycling regulations (Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste). But because mechanical recycling is the […] Read more »