Polyethylene for Skin

Besides An Essential Skin Care Ingredient, Polyethylene Can Do More!

• 2026-03-31
  

  Can the Manufacturing Sector Withstand Dow’s April Polyethylene Price Doubling?

  Starting April 1, 2026, Dow Chemical will double its polyethylene price increase in the U.S. and Canadian markets to 30 cents per pound.
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• 2026-02-28
  

  PEG (Polyethylene Glycol): Uses in Pharma, Cosmetics, and PEGylation

  Glycol PEG—better known as polyethylene glycol—is one of the most versatile and extensively studied excipients in modern medicine and personal care. Its safety profile, tunable molecular weight, and chemical flexibility explain why it appears in injectable biologics, laxatives like Miralax, and even everyday skincare. Understanding how molecular weight changes function is key to using it correctly.
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• 2025-10-27
  

  Braskem to Expand Ethylene and Polyethylene Production Capacity

  Braskem has announced that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of approximately 4.2 billion Brazilian reais to increase the production capacity of its petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro to 220,000 tons of ethylene per year, along with an equivalent amount of polyethylene. The first phase of the basic engineering project, with a budget of 233 million reais, was approved in February this year.
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• 2025-04-07
  

  Gulbrandsen to Build Polyethylene Wax Production Capacity and Polymer Plant in India

  Gulbrandsen has announced plans to add polyethylene wax production capacity and build a new functional polymer plant at its facility in Dahej, India.
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• 2025-02-26
  

  ExxonMobil Plans New Ethylene and Polyethylene Plant with $8.6 Billion Investment

  ExxonMobil has revealed its intentions to potentially construct a new ethylene cracker and polyethylene facility near Corpus Christi, Texas. This announcement comes as part of a tax incentive application, indicating that if the project goes ahead, it will be built in Calhoun County, just north of Corpus Christi. Construction is slated to begin in 2025, with completion expected by the end of 2030 and production starting in 2031.
• 2025-02-26
  

  Nexeo Plastics Signs Agreement with Shell Polymers to Distribute Polyethylene Products in North America

  Nexeo Plastics, a leading global distributor of thermoplastic resins, has reached an agreement with Shell Polymers to distribute a wide range of its high-density polyethylene (HDPE) injection and blow molding grades and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) film grades in the United States and Canada starting January 1, 2025.
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