Manufacturers of polypropylene (PP) in Thailand reduced the price on the domestic market USD20-30 per tonne this week with a view to unload stocks, according to ICIS, citing market participants. Prices of cast polypropylene and PP for fibers and filaments in the local market were voiced in the range Bt38-39 per kg, up Bt1 lower […]
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Month: September 2016
Lviv, reverse side: rats, intestinal infections, and again the trash
In some areas of the city waste is not taken out for weeks. A Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy complains that he does not want anybody to help and blames “political garbage”. Typhus was not confirmed in Lviv continues garbage chaos. And even in the mayor’s office argue that the problem with the export of waste […]
The October contract propylene prices in Europe increased by EUR 40 per tonne
The original contract price of propylene in Europe for the supply in October was agreed at the level of EUR730 per tonne, which is above the level of September EUR40, told ICIS one of the buyers. He said he agreed to this price with two suppliers, but has not yet received confirmation from the seller. […]
PE imports to Ukraine increased by 26% during the first eight months of 2016
At the end of eight months of the current year the total volume of imports of polyethylene to Ukraine increased by 26% compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to about 173.5 thousand. Tonnes. The greatest increase was in the supply of low-density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear polyethylene (LDL) cholesterol, according to a […]
Artificial Flower of programmable hydrogel blossomed in the laboratory
Scientists from the US have created a polymer material that can change shape over time at a pre-set program. In the future, the developers hope this material will be used to create a new generation of medical implants. In the meantime, its scientists have demonstrated the possibility of using artificial flowers. Flower was created by […]
Increasing the supply of PE and PP ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET OF CHINA MAY AFFECT PRICES
Increasing the supply of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) by Sinopec Sabic Tianjin Petrochemical after the completion of repairs at its plants in Tianjin (Tianjin city, China) can have an impact on the market, according to ICIS, citing sources in the market. Sinopec Sabic Tianjin Petrochemical launched a cracker with capacity of 1 million tonnes […]
By 2020, the Russian market XPS can grow by 15%
At the end of 2015 XPS market in Russia amounted to 5.2 million m3 and remained at the level of the previous year. Such data during the conference “Polystyrene, ABS and foamed polymers in 2016,” said Vasily Tkachev, COO SBUs “polymer insulation” Company “TechnoNikol”. Forecast for 2016 joyless – falling by 4% to a level […]
Polymer flower blossom taught in “his” rhythm
US chemists synthesized polymer that modifies the shape for a long time in the absence of external stimuli. The results are given in the journal Nature Communication. Materials that change shape – materials whose shape can be reversibly changed by the application of certain forces. These include self-healing materials, photomechanical and other materials. The most […]
Instead the company for hazardous waste ecology minister found an empty hangar
Licensing Commission of the Ministry of Ecology, headed by Minister Semerak raided with an unscheduled test of the company, which must collect and dispose of hazardous waste. Ministry representatives came to the village Zabuyane the Kiev region, where, according to the contract, are the enterprise power, refining petroleum products, paints, post-operative and medical waste, batteries. […]
IN RUSSIA MAY PROHIBIT plastic bag and plastic utensils
Materials that pollute the ecological environment, may soon be banned in Sochi and to Baikal. Also, the taboo on the use of plastic materials such as polyethylene and plastic ware, spread to other natural areas subject to protection on the part of the Russian state. This was reported today, 27 September, RIA FAN with reference […]