May 6, 2025
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics In the plastics market this month: Ascend Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plastics News reported on April 21 that Ascend...
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April 9, 2025
April 2025 | Market Update From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Welcome to this month’s edition of the Monthly Market Update. In the plastics market Sabic...
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March 7, 2025
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Pricing in the Market CMA came out this past Friday and ‘stability’ continues to be the word. ABS seems to have stable...
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February 7, 2025
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Materials ABS, nylon general purpose and polycarbonate prices continue to be flat with available supply and flat...
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January 8, 2025
Economics and Interest Rates The Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate another quarter of a percent which is the third this year and all have come in the last half of the...
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December 6, 2024
Like many polymers, ABS continues to look flat currently. Demand is soft with automotive, and supply is currently available, while pricing has been flat over the last few months....
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November 6, 2024
INEOS announced on October 30th that they will shut down their Addyston, Ohio facility, which makes ABS and SAN by Q2/25. Citing competitive pressures from imports and the...
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October 4, 2024
The East Coast port of NY/NJ strike was started just last night by the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) October 1st. This union is the largest in America and...
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September 4, 2024
In polymer pricing, Chemical Marketing Analytics reported that GP injection grade PC was flat for August while optical was up by 5 CPP. ABS GP and injection were reported to be...
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