In this week's Material Insights, Frank Esposito breaks down August's diverging resin prices, with tariffs pushing ABS and PBT resin costs higher while nylon prices drop amid slumping auto demand. He ...

In the August edition of Polymer Points Live, Plastics News Senior Reporter Frank Esposito analyzed resin pricing trends — including rising polystyrene and falling PVC — while addressing global ...

From construction slowdowns impacting PVC to tariffs shaking up ABS and PBT, North American resin markets are facing major shifts. Join senior reporter Frank Esposito for our latest Polymer Points ...

Has there ever been an era when public policy decisions have had so much immediate impact on the plastics industry?

In this week's Material Insights, senior reporter Frank Esposito covers diverging trends in resin pricing in August. Polystyrene prices increased for the third month in a row, driven largely by ...

In the latest Polymer Points Live, senior reporter Frank Esposito explains that while most resin prices remained flat in May and are expected to stay stable in June, polypropylene could see a ...

Three North American commodity resin prices are showing increases in January, including a 3-cent-per-pound hike for polystyrene. Senior reporter Frank Esposito covered the latest pricing moves in ...

In the latest Polymer Points Live session, Plastics News Senior Reporter Frank Esposito said that for February, additional price increases are anticipated, though at lower levels than January.

In the latest Polymer Points Live, Plastics News senior reporter Frank Esposito broke down the current state of the resin market.

Prices for all commodity resins fell in October, with the latest news being a 3 cent drop in North American polyethylene prices. PN Senior Reporter Frank Esposito covered the changes in the ...

Resin prices remained largely flat across key markets, defying earlier expectations for significant decreases. In December's Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito, senior reporter at Plastics News ...