Tariff Battles, Fed Rate Cut, and Trade Realignments
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Trump’s Tariff Appeal The Wall Street Journal reported in mid-September that the Supreme...
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September 16, 2025
Rising Resin Prices, Tariff Shifts, Rail Merger, and Global Trade Uncertainty
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Market Pricing Movement Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics announced on August15, an increase of 5 CPP for all HD, LD...
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August 13, 2025
China Manufacturing Continues Decline; News on PC, ABS, PA, PBT and More
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Pricing Lotte announced a flame-retardant (FR) ABS price increase for its Starex brand FR ABS at 45 CPP for August 1st. They...
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July 10, 2025
Engineering resin pricing, consumer confidence and Star’s ABS FR alternative – PCABSFR
July 2025 | Market Update From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics In this edition Engineering resin pricing Consumer confidence report Automakers and...
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July 10, 2025
Star Plastics Welcomes Trivalence Technologies, LLC in Strategic Merger to Strengthen Platform Capabilities and Market Reach
Millwood, WV – July 9, 2025 — Star Plastics, LLC, a leading compounder of engineered thermoplastics and platform company Akoya Capital Partners, LLC, is pleased to announce...
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June 9, 2025
Price Increases, Volatile Commodity Resins and Shipping Concerns
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Pricing Update – May There were eight price increases noted with Covestro announcing a 15 CPP increase in mid-May (notably...
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June 3, 2025
Star Plastics® Offers Reliable Alternative to ABS FR Amid Global Supply and Cost Challenges
Millwood, West Virginia – May 22, 2025 - Star Plastics®, a leading custom compounder of engineering-grade thermoplastics, is helping manufacturers navigate ongoing supply...
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May 15, 2025
Star Plastics Trails Debut in Ravenswood, W.Va.
Millwood, West Virginia – May 15, 2025 - Star Plastics®, an industry leading custom compounder of engineering-grade thermoplastics, has become the namesake for Star Plastics...
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May 13, 2025
Star Sets Carbon Reduction Goals Through 2030
Millwood, West Virginia – May 13, 2025 - Star Plastics®, an industry leading custom compounder of engineering-grade thermoplastics, has set its greenhouse gas emission...
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