The real eco-problems of Ukraine are practically not covered in the media, and journalists pay most attention to hype topics, analysts at IMI note Only 1% of the total amount of materials in the national media is on the topic of ecology, and at least half of such news concerns events abroad. This is evidenced […]
Why do Germans make bottles and what is Pfand?
Handing over bottles in Germany is a common norm. In Germany, a brilliant bottle delivery system has been introduced, thanks to which it is rarely possible to meet a discarded bottle on the streets. If the bottle was left, the so-called Flaschensammler go hunting in the evening, which means “bottle collector”. Every tourist who decides […]
European Commission classifies titanium dioxide as carcinogens
Titanium dioxide can be on the list of substances that cause cancer in humans, reports Lkmportal, citing a European Commission regulation of October 4. So, on September 18, expert hearings were held. At the event, half of the representatives of EU member states supported the EU project on the attribution of titanium dioxide to carcinogens, […]
Ukraine will create a new ministry – on waste
In Ukraine, they want to create a ministry responsible for waste issues. The legislative initiative has already been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. Inform-UA tells about how the garbage disposal process will take place. Bill No. 2207, “Draft Law on the Management of Household and Other Wastes,” was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament. The date […]
Ukrainian imports of polyethylene grew by 12% in January – September
According to the results of nine 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 200.8 thousand tons. The largest increase in external supplies came from low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) Last month, external deliveries of polyethylene to Ukraine […]
China’s Import of Molded PET Granules to Russia Decreases Almost Four Times in September
Import deliveries of Chinese injection-molded PET granules to the Russian market decreased in September this year by 72% compared to the same month last year – to 4.43 thousand tons, according to a Market Data report by DataScope. The same indicator in August 2018 amounted to 15.64 thousand tons. According to the results of nine […]
Low Prime Prices Knock Out Secondary Markets
Processors seeking new markets because of restrictions on imports from Asia are holding back a fall in Virgin Plastics. Posted by Surendra Borad Patavari of Gemini Corp The European plastics scrap market in August remained largely unchanged with overall stability at all prices. Demand from foreign processors was limited due to growing restrictions on the […]
European PP rose in October for the markets of the CIS countries by EUR10-30 per ton
The October contract price of propylene in Europe was agreed at EUR10 per tonne higher than a month earlier. Against this background, all European manufacturers announced an increase in the export prices of polypropylene (PP) for supplies to the markets of the CIS countries in September, according to the Price Review ICIS-MRС. Negotiations regarding the […]
Trinseo lacks raw materials in PS production in Belgium
Trinseo (formerly Styron), a major European producer of polystyrene (PS), has reduced production utilization at a polystyrene plant at its Tessenderlo site (Tessenderlo, Belgium) due to a shortage of styrene raw materials, Polymerupdate reports. According to market sources, this production with a capacity of 265 thousand tons of PS per year began to experience a […]
The October contract price of styrene fell in Europe by EUR21 per tonne
The contract price of styrene monomer in Europe was finally agreed at EUR1,065 per tonne for October deliveries, which is EUR21 per tonne lower than the level of the previous month, ICIS reported. The contract price was agreed on the terms of delivery of free on board (FOB) Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA). So, in the European market, […]