Buyers of polyethylene (PE) expect a decline in prices in the European market in May amid a slight decrease in spot prices last week, ICIS sources told the market. At the same time, most traders are very reluctant to sell their stocks of material. “I do not have large stocks, why should I sell my […]
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Month: April 2017
Waste Management in Ukraine
Let’s talk today about waste management in Ukraine, and about the place of such devices as industrial waste food recyclers in this office. To ensure a complete picture, so to speak. Waste management in Ukraine, as you know, leaves much to be desired. In Ukraine, the amount of household waste is not very far behind […]
Apple plans to produce products from recycled materials
Today it became known about the decision of the American company Apple to start the release of its own devices only from secondary raw materials. Before that, Apple tried to identify the future co-founder of the company Steve Wozniak Apple plans to become the first major company using only recycled metals and other minerals. This […]
Supply of polypropylene to the Ukrainian market in the first quarter increased by 4%
In the first three months of the year, the total volume of imports of polypropylene (PP) to the Ukrainian market grew by 4% compared to the same period in 2016 and amounted to about 28.4 thousand tons. The supply of all types of polypropylene has increased, except for the propylene copolymers (PP-Random), according to DataScope. […]
Fields of application of HDPE casing pipes
In modern construction, various plastic pipes can be seen more and more often. Gradually they displace steel products not only with the installation of water pipes, sewage systems and well drilling, but also when creating all kinds of wells. In the latter case, casing pipes were widely used, allowing to transport both drinking water and […]
Import of polyethylene to the Ukrainian market declined by 5% in the first quarter
According to the results of the first three months of the year, the total volume of imports of polyethylene (PE) to Ukraine decreased by 5% compared to the same indicator in 2016 and amounted to 59.3 thousand tons. The demand for high-density polyethylene (LDPE) and low-density polyethylene (HDPE) has decreased, according to a report by […]
Sinopec Shanghai to close PP plant in Shanghai in late April for prevention
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, the subsidiary of Sinopec, one of the world’s largest energy and chemical companies, plans to stop production at a polypropylene (PP) production plant in Shanghai, China, at the end of April this year, to conduct preventive measures, ICIS reported. It is expected that the repair work at this enterprise with a capacity […]
TRANSFORMATIONS WITH TITANIUM DIOXIDE IN EUROPE
The Polymers for Europe Alliance warns that European plastics producers are deficient in titanium dioxide (TiO2), which is used as a white dye and as a UV stabilizer in rigid PVC products. In addition to the problems in the TiO2 market, some polymers are also experiencing difficulties, which may put plastics processors before a subsequent […]
The price of styrene in Asia fell in April
The price of styrene in Asia declined on April 17 amid weakening of internal quotations of the monomer in China and amounted to about USD1,100 per tonne, ICIS reports citing sources in the market. Due to a decrease in styrene prices, consumer interest in imported polystyrene (PS) from the Middle East has fallen, sources said. […]
PRICES OF TUBE PANEL IN EUROPE ARE RISE TO THE UNIVERSAL APRIL PRICE TRENDS
Prices for low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) pipe brands in the European polyethylene (PE) market were among the highest, lower-price quotations rose by as much as EUR15-20 per tonne last week, ICIS sources told the market. Although demand in the PE market in Europe fell in anticipation of lower prices after the holidays, demand for pipe HDPE […]