Scientists say they learned how to convert plastics to the chemicals they were made from Two Australian scientists said they invented a technology that can recycle any type of plastic. It is reported by The Hill. Researcher Len Humphries and University of Sydney professor Thomas Mashmeyer said that the device they developed and patented can […]
Ukrainian import of polypropylene grew by 1% in January – October
According to the results of ten months of this year, the total volume of imports of polypropylene (PP) on the Ukrainian market amounted to 112.3 thousand tons, which is only 1% more than in 2018. The increase in supplies fell mainly on propylene block copolymers (PP block) In October, the volume of PP imports to […]
Ukrainian imports of polyethylene grew by 12% in January – October
According to the results of ten months of the year, the total volume of polyethylene imports to the Ukrainian market grew by 12% compared to the same period in 2018 and amounted to about 224.2 thousand tons. The largest increase in external supplies came from low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE), according to a DataScope review. Last month, […]
Science Helps Recycling Sector
In May 2019, the interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary research project Circular Plastics Network for Training (C-PlaNeT) was approved within the framework of the doctoral program of European universities, the funding amount of which reaches almost 4 million euros. A total of 15 doctoral students from eight European universities specializing in the fields of chemical research, development […]
Nizhnekamskneftekhim in November significantly limited the supply of substations to the Ukrainian market
Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNH, part of the TAIF group) in November significantly reduced the supply of high-impact polystyrene (UPS / M) and general-purpose polystyrene (PSS / M) to the Ukrainian market, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. So, according to several market participants, this month the plant will not ship the UPS / M and PSS / […]
SIBUR-Khimprom lowered November PSV-S prices for the Ukrainian market by USD45 per ton
SIBUR-Khimprom reduced the cost of expandable polystyrene (PSV-S) for November deliveries for Ukrainian buyers by USD45 per ton, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. So, November material prices for the Ukrainian market were lowered to the level of USD1,230 per tonne, FCA Voronezh, excluding VAT. At the same time, the Russian manufacturer did not limit […]
Sinopec and PetroChina cut HDPE prices due to supply growth
Major Chinese manufacturers PetroChina and Sinopec have lowered their prices for low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) for blow molding in southern China amid growing supplies, ICIS reports. PetroChina blown HDPE prices were at the level of CNY 7,900 per tonne, EXW, which is CNY200 lower from the previous day. Sinopec offers blowing HDPE at a price of […]
In Poltava landfill burns
On November 4, in the Lokhvytsky district of the Poltava region, a landfill for solid household waste caught fire. Gazeta.ua correspondent was told about this in the State Directorate of National Traffic Control of Ukraine in the Poltava region. The fire report was received at 14 hours 35 minutes. Took up at the landfill of […]
Landfills in Transcarpathia are 85% full, the head of the Regional State Administration is sounding the alarm
In Transcarpathia, a critical situation has developed with landfills – most are 85% full or have exhausted their resources. Therefore, the problem of waste disposal has become a security problem for the entire region, and it is necessary to discuss with local communities places for new landfills and waste recycling enterprises. “Today there is a […]
The contract price of propylene in Europe in November decreased by EUR30 per tonne
The contract price of propylene in Europe for November deliveries was agreed at EUR840 per tonne, down EUR30 per tonne from October, ICIS reported. The contract price was approved on the terms of FD NWE (with delivery to North-West Europe). The agreement was directly confirmed by two manufacturers and two consumers, a confirmation from a […]