The manufacturing and commercial company Velta (Ukraine) signed a 5-year contract with an international trader Traxys Group (USA) for the supply of ilmenite (raw materials for the production of titanium and derivatives) worth $ 100 million, media reported. The final consumer of raw materials under the terms of the transaction will be The Chemours Company […]
Petkim raised January prices of PP, PE and PVC in Turkey
Turkish polymer producer Petkim, whose controlling stake is Azerbaijani SOCAR, raised January prices for polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), market sources told ICIS. So, in January, the company raised the prices of PP, high and low pressure polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE) and PVC by USD30 per ton, a source in the company […]
January contract price of propylene in Europe remained at the level of December
The contract price of propylene in Europe for January deliveries was finally agreed at EUR845 per ton, which corresponds to the level of the previous month, ICIS reported. The contract price was approved on the terms of FD NWE (with delivery to North-West Europe). This contract price was directly confirmed by two producers and two […]
Belgrade abandoned polyethylene
Starting January 1, all stores in the Serbian capital – Belgrade, in accordance with the decision of the City Assembly (parliament), are obliged to refuse plastic bags and offer in return paper or biodegradable products for customers to choose from. “The city fully supports this decision because it concerns the environment. There will be even […]
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!
Dear colleagues! Our team wishes you a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas, let it be rich in promotions, bonuses, high salaries, weekends, vacations and the poor in checks, dismissals, routines and extracurricular activities. May he bring to everyone what he wants, and to all of us prosperity, personal and career growth, enthusiasm and optimism! […]
Shulyavsky bridge is preparing for the opening: the most modern technology and a 10-year warranty (video)
In Kiev, builders almost completed the construction of a new Shuliavsky overpass. It is reported by the “Journalist”. According to Managing Partner of Modern Transport Infrastructure LLC Alexander Pristupov, this bridge was rebuilt using advanced modern technologies that were not previously used in Ukraine. “The bridge is being built according to the project, where asphalt […]
Russian HDPE market. 2019 results
The current year was rather difficult for the Russian PEND market. Over the course of the year, an excess of supply remained on the market. Autumn downtimes of the two largest manufacturers did not affect the market balance, and the last two months of the year were remembered by the dynamic decline in prices. 2019 […]
Tax authorities indicated when tax payers may not report
It all depends on whether business entities have facilities for calculating the environmental tax. The State Tax Service of the State Tax Service in the Dnipropetrovsk region provided explanations for environmental tax payers who do not plan to implement emissions and waste disposal over the next year. Environmental tax payers who do not plan to […]
Solid waste landfill burned in Lviv region
Rescuers extinguished a fire at a solid waste landfill in the district center of Stry in the Lviv region for about seven hours, the press service of the Main Directorate of the State Emergencies Service in the Lviv region said. “On December 18, at 13:30, the Rescue Service 101 received a message about a fire […]
The plastics industry is changing because it has to do it
This is the general opinion of some of the leading observers in the plastics industry in Europe – those who are trying to reorganize the industry. While plastics, in all their diversity, have been firmly rooted in all aspects of our lives, “plasticophobia” has entered the language as a form of frustration, and lawmakers are […]