The contract price of styrene monomer in Europe was finally agreed at the level of EUR 1,086 per tonne for September deliveries, which is EUR59 per tonne higher than the level of the previous month, ICIS reported. This is the second consecutive month when the contract price of styrene shows an uptrend (in August, growth […]
September ethylene contract price in Europe drops by EUR40 per ton
The September contract price for ethylene in Europe was agreed at EUR970 per tonne, which is EUR40 per tonne lower than the level of the previous month, ICIS said. The contract price was approved on the terms of FD NWE (with delivery to North-West Europe). The agreement was directly confirmed by four manufacturers and four […]
AUCHAN turns from plastic bags
AUCHAN Retail Russia is testing a complete rejection of plastic bags. The first hypermarkets, at the cash desks of which they completely refused to sell plastic packaging, were AUCHAN Tyumen and AUCHAN City Zvezdny. AUCHAN Retail Russia is launching a number of environmental initiatives aimed at the complete rejection of plastic bags in chain stores. […]
Lanxess has created a new adhesive prepolymer
Special chemistry concern Lanxess AG has created a new prepolymer for adhesives, the company said. Isocyanate prepolymers are substances with a low free monomer content of less than 0.1 mass. % free MDI. This property allows the new product to meet more stringent regulatory requirements. The product also improves the technical characteristics of adhesives. Ronald […]
Rental and environmental tax administration
On Wednesday, August 28, a press conference on the topic “Administration of rental fees and environmental tax” was held at the press center of IA Most-Dnepr The press conference was attended by: – Yulia Kirpa, Head of the environmental tax administration and rental payments department for the management of taxes and fees from legal entities […]
Uzbekistan wants to acquire a plasma system for waste disposal
The total cost of the investment project is estimated at $ 15 million. The State Committee on Ecology and Environment of Uzbekistan has concluded an agreement with Singapore-based Alpha Global Capital (S) Pte. Ltd. on the introduction of plasma technologies for waste disposal in the republic. This was reported by the press service of the […]
Ukrainian polypropylene imports up 7% in January
According to the results of seven months of this year, the total volume of polypropylene imports to the Ukrainian market amounted to about 79 thousand tons, which is 7% more than in 2018. The increase in supplies fell solely on propylene homopolymers (PP-homo) In July, the volume of polypropylene imports to Ukraine grew to 12.2 […]
In September, the Central Department Store will sell shoes made of recycled plastic caught in the ocean
From this newfangled material the other day, Macron at the G7 Summit in Biarritz presented the participants with a watch. Judging by the prices of shoes at the Central Department Store and the level of gift – in the literal sense of the president – recycling plastic from the ocean is expensive today. At TsUM, […]
Hotels in Ukraine will be obliged to sort garbage
From October 1, equipment for separate collection of garbage during the construction of hotels will become mandatory. According to the new building standards, from October 1 of this year, separate waste sorting equipment is mandatory when designing new hotels or reconstructing old ones. As Lev Partskhaladze, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal […]
MusOboz Environmental Journal No. 108 of 08/28/2019
MusOboz Environmental Journal No. 108 of 08/28/2019 You can find a lot of useful information in it, such as investments, waste management, etc. Short press release: – Landfill near Borispol can cause air crashes: ecologist – Scientists plan to protect astronauts from radiation with polyethylene – In September, the oldest landfill in Minsk will […]