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A steady supply of materials now available in the U.S., with more production expected to come online soon, is helping to ease price pressures. Resin prices still are higher than this time a year ago, however.

Shell employees working at Potter Townships ethane cracker plant facility donated, delivered, sorted and transported items to Disabled American Veterans Chapter 107.

"Demand is still very good, but production issues have been resolved, so there's more material available," says Mike Burns of Resin Technology Inc.

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Industry execs: Supply chain challenges show benefits of Shale Crescent region of US Print The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the risks of global supply chains and shown the benefits of U.S.-based natural resources, according to a pair of industry executives. "In the pandemic, we learned how much stuff isnt made here — real important stuff like masks and gowns and hand sanitizer," Greg Kozera said April 14 during a webinar hosted by Plastics News. "We rely on other countries to make these...

PE resin trends highlighted in Shell report PE resin trends highlighted in Shell report Print A recent report from Shell Polymers takes a look at how recent market trends will affect production of polyethylene resin. Highlights from the report include: • Compounded annual growth (CAGR) of more than 4 percent for high density PE between 2020 and 2025. • A 40 percent increase in sales of home care products and related goods, as consumer stockpiled those products because of pandemic-related st...

The firm recently opened a control building at the site, which will be able to make more than 3 billion pounds of PE per year.