As one resin sees prices dive, another material soars
The gasoline market is adding momentum to trends moving resin prices in opposite directions in North America.
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The gasoline market is adding momentum to trends moving resin prices in opposite directions in North America.
Rising gasoline prices are having a ripple effect for the plastics industry.
Resins on the taxable list include polyethylene, polypropylene, homopolymer polystyrene, PVC, polybutadiene, synthetic rubber, phenolics and melamine.
The Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors has recognized 11 companies this year for exceeding industry-average safety standards.
A New York-based investment firm has purchased well-known Indiana molder Metro Plastics Technologies from the Hahn family.