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ST. LOUIS, April 17, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Mathelin Bay Associates LLC will officially launch its online blockchain enabled global plastics marketplace PlastiTrail.com on May 7, 2018, in Orlando, Florida, at the start of NPE 2018, North America’s largest plastics trade show (Booth S11022).

Plastics News, March 1, 2018 February may be the shortest month, but it was a busy one for commodity resin pricing. Regional prices for polyethylene, PVC, solid polystyrene and PET bottle resin all finished higher for the month, while polypropylene took a dive

Plastics News, February 15, 2018 ,Updated 2,16,2018 In a major global plastics materials deal, LyondellBasell Industries is acquiring A. Schulman Inc. for $2.25 billion. LBI — based in Houston and London — is one of the world's largest producers of olefins and polyolefins, including polypropylene and polyethylene resins. Fairlawn, Ohio-based Schulman is a leading compounder and concentrates maker in North America and Europe and also ranks as one of Europe's largest resin distributors.

Plastics News, January 12, 2018 File photo Bill Ridenour, president of Polymer Transactions Inc., says changes to the U.S. tax structure could drive up prices in mergers and acquisitions. Recent tax cuts passed in the U.S. could have an upward impact on the mergers and acquisitions field.

Plastics News, December 20, 2017 Mother Nature in 2017 did her part to reduce the impact of the polyethylene wave on North America. At the same time, the regional polypropylene market might be preparing for a wave of its own.