The high-performance plastic compounds market is a dynamic segment of the specialty polymers industry, propelled by the escalating demand for materials that endure extreme mechanical, thermal, and ...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) plans to acquire a polyvinyl chloride compound plant in Bellevue, OH from A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, OH) in a move to expand the presence of its North American ...

Mount Vernon, Ill. — Manner Polymers has opened a $54 million, 100 percent solar-powered PVC compounding plant in Mount Vernon, expanding its annual production capacity by 100 million pounds and ...

NANTONG, JIANGSU, CHINA, March 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — When global procurement teams search for a dependable, scalable source of polymer film and compound ...

Lead's time in medical devices is quickly running out and opportunistic plastics suppliers are jumping into the void being left by out-of-favor toxic metal to offer polymer compounds that offer ...

Plastic is ubiquitous, but does it carry a toxic load? This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. Some 13,000 chemicals are associated with plastic ...