The incident at the plant “Polymir”

General Director of JSC “Naftan” Vladimir Tretyakov and director of “Polymir” plant “Naftan” Oleg Zhebin commented on the situation in connection with a resonant incident, which occurred in the production of “Polyethylene” on 27 April. In social networks, and information on some online resources have interpreted this as “average” or “explosion” by publishing photos and […]

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In Ukraine, a license to facilitate recycling

Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources has declared Semerak Lviv simplify the procedures for obtaining licenses to recycling. This Semerak said during a visit to Ukraine in a single processing plant mercury lamps, the correspondent UKRINFORM. “We are preparing for a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers a draft resolution on license conditions. It will […]

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Trinseo May raised prices of PS, ABS and SAN in Europe

Trinseo Company (formerly Styron), a major European polystyrene producer (PS), has announced the increase of the May prices for all brands of PC, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SAN) in Europe, the company said . The price increase is effective immediately and is consistent with the terms of the current contracts. Thus, the May contract […]

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Styrolution is going to raise the price of polystyrene May at EUR30 per tonne in Europe

Styrolution Company, world leader in the production of styrene and styrene plastics, this week announced the increase of the prices of all grades of polystyrene (PS) at EUR30 per tonne for the European market, according to ICIS. The company reserves the price difference in the amount of EUR90 per tonne between quotations of high-impact polystyrene […]

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Classification of fire resistance of polymers

Fire resistance of polymers and polymeric materials (fire-resistance, Feuerbestandigkeit, resistance au feu) – is the ability of polymers to resist the action of fire. Describing the polymers of the flame retardancy, often talk about their combustibility (flammability). Classification of fire resistance of polymers In the USSR, for fire resistance (flammability), the materials were usually divided […]

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