June 7 in Ukraine, the specialists of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources presented the final version of the National Waste Management Strategy. This is a document that will determine the policy of the state in the processing of garbage and household waste. This was reported in the social network by the head of […]
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Month: June 2017
European polypropylene fell in June for the CIS markets
The June contract price of propylene in Europe was agreed at EUR40 per tonne lower than the price of May. Against this background, European producers were forced to reduce the export prices of polypropylene (PP) in the current month for CIS markets, although export restrictions remain, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. Negotiations on the […]
What will be the new waste-processing factories in Lviv
Three garbage processing plants will be built in the Lviv region May 31, the tender commission for the selection of an investor for the construction of waste treatment plants under the Lviv Regional State Administration recognized the winners of all three companies that participated in the second round of the selection. They are “Investment and […]
TOP top events in the packaging market: May 2017
The requirements to the safety of food packaging have been specified, talking paper, grass paper and edible cups have been invented. We would like to bring to your attention these and other events of May in TOP of the main news of the packaging market from Vera Bokareva. In the international market – the next […]
Processing of polyethylene and polypropylene
Due to the presence of tertiary carbon atoms, polypropylene is sensitive to the action of oxygen, especially at elevated temperatures, which makes it more prone to aging than polyethylene and copolymers of ethylene with propylene. Therefore, during processing, stabilizers are added to the polypropylene. Compared with polyethylene, polypropylene has higher strength, heat resistance, oxidation resistance […]
Belarus plans to process up to half of all solid municipal waste
This will improve environmental safety and solve the problem of import substitution. This was announced today by Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin at the opening of a new processing line in Borisov. On the basis of the plant of plastic products, the recyclables will not only be processed, but also used in the future production. […]
June contract price of ethylene in Europe fell by EUR35 per tonne
The contract price of ethylene in Europe for June supplies was finally agreed at the level of EUR1,015 per tonne, which is EUR35 per tonne lower than the May price, ICIS reports with reference to the bargain participants. Two manufacturers and two consumers directly confirmed the agreement for the amount of EUR1,015 per tonne, which […]
Ultra-strong material for the Arctic developed by Tomsk scientists
Together with foreign colleagues led by Francis Verport, a professor at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and Wuhan University of Technology (China), scientists at the Tomsk Polytechnic University created a polymer that retains its strength even at extremely low temperatures, for example, in extreme Arctic conditions. The main component of the material is a monomer […]