The company Americas Styrenics (AmSty), the largest producer of polystyrene (PS) in the US, since September 1, 2017, raises prices of all brands of polystyrene (PS) in North America by 2 cents per pound (USD44 per tonne), ICIS reports with reference to the received letter from company. AmSty was also the only producer to announce […]
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Month: August 2017
Polypropylene: characteristics and application
Structure and properties Polypropylene is a thermoplastic synthetic nonpolar polymer, which belongs to the class of polyolefins. Polypropylene (PP) [-CH2-CH (CH3) -] n is the product of the polymerization of propylene C3H6. Its molecular structure was determined by the Italian chemist J. Natta in 1954, which thus discovered the most important class of stereoregular polymers. […]
Ecologist: Kiev falls into the rating of cities unsuitable for life
Deforestation in forest park facilities located within the Ukrainian capital is now 16 percent, and for this reason, and because of other factors, Kiev is very close to the three megacities that are considered unfit for life. As the replyua.net reports with reference to the Observer, this was stated by Vladimir Boreyko, the director of […]
Eco-friendly future is near: Belarusian plant introduced edible packaging
Imagine that you came to the store and saw: many products are sold in one special packaging – an edible film. From time to time, parchment and ordinary polyethylene disappeared somewhere, freeing up space for packing the future … “Wait,” you will say, “but what about the dirt around, how will I eat this film, […]
Petkim raised PP prices in Turkey by USD20 per tonne
The Turkish polymer producer Petkim, whose controlling shareholder is the Azerbaijani SOCAR, raised prices for all its polypropylene grades (PP) by USD20 per tonne this week, ICIS sources told the market. Petkim did not respond to the request for comment on prices, but earlier mentioned the increase in import prices, giving explanations for recent increases […]
Secondary high-pressure polyethylene LDPE analog 158 (quality of primary)
The enterprise sells granulated high pressure polyethylene (LDPE-LDPE), analogue 158-03 Kazan. This material is perfectly transparent, like a tear. It can be used for casting or extrusion. The replacement of primary raw materials is not ruled out. The raw material is a tubular film. Granulated high-pressure polyethylene is widely used in the manufacture of blow […]
Odessa garbage was hidden in sarcophagi
Developed special boxes, so as not to spoil the view. In Odessa, they conceived the idea of improving the appearance of garbage containers. Within the framework of the project on improvement in the City Council, the design of so-called sarcophagi, in which ordinary garbage containers will be hidden, has been developed. The first sarcophagus was […]
Revenues from sales of PND Kazanorgsintez in the first half of the year decreased by 12%
The volume of proceeds from sales of low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) of Kazanorgsintez (CBS, part of the TAIF group) in the first half of 2017 decreased by 12% to 17.7 million rubles, RBC reported citing the company’s statements. A year earlier, this figure was 20.1 million rubles. In the company’s financial report, the reason for the […]
Trash rivers are money banks. How it is done in Germany
Here, they seek a “junk” discipline with fines and monetary incentives for recycling “Pure” – such an epithet among others has always characterized Germany. Indeed, the streets of cities and villages, parks and forests have always attracted attention with accuracy and well-groomedness. Alas, in recent years the picture in many areas is somewhat different. At […]
Mobile application will help foreigners in Japan to properly throw out garbage
The technology will explain to all comers how to sort out the garbage properly so that the utilities take it out for recycling The administration of Tokyo’s Nakano district has developed a special mobile application for foreigners to help them figure out how to properly dispose of garbage in Japan. The program can be downloaded […]