AKRON, OHIO — Big plans for plastic projects in Appalachia are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht on Nov. 14 unveiled plans to build an ethane cracker and three polyethylene plants near Parkersburg, W.Va. The complex will be run by Brazilian ... Read More

AKRON, OHIO — Recent changes in North American polystyrene resin pricing are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Regional PS prices have moved up a net of 4 cents per pound since Sept. 1. Prices surged 3 cents in both September and October before falling 2 cents in November. The moves ... Read More

AKRON, OHIO — Recent North American price declines for polypropylene and suspension PVC resins are featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week we report on big moves by DuPont Co. and Mexichem SAB de CV, as well as news that investor Sunil Kumar and his daughter Monica have ... Read More