Shanghai, China — Manufacturers are increasingly choosing vinyl resins for both LED lighting and appliance applications according to compounder PolyOne. The company’s material offerings will be featured at Chinaplas, which kicks off in Shanghai April 24, along with examples of how they are...

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals will set up a plant for its Milastomer thermoplastic vulcanizate at the site of its U.S. subsidiary Advanced Composites, Inc. in Sidney, OH.

Polycarbonate, polyamide, polyphenylene sulfide added to polypropylene offering; transportation, and building and construction end uses also on the cards.

Ube Industries did not conduct tests on some low-density polyethylene products for power cables delivered to 50 companies and falsified data for shipping, dating back to the 1990s.