Today, by tradition – at the end of the week, we bring to your attention the announcement of the most important and interesting (in our opinion) events (exhibitions, conferences, etc.) in the chemical industry and the polymer industry. In this story we will talk about those events that will be held before the end of […]
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Month: September 2017
Ineos Styrolution announced a force majeure for the supply of PS and ABS in Europe
Ineos Styrolution, the daughter of a major European petrochemical producer Ineos, declared force majeure on supplies of polystyrene (PS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) to Italy and Switzerland on September 5 due to transport problems, ICIS reported citing the company’s letter to customers. The letter said that on August 12, 2017, the railway tracks in the city […]
IMPORT OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS MAY REACH 30% IN 2017
The share of imports in domestic consumption of thermoplastic polymer materials may return to the indicator of 2014 and make up 30%. Such an opinion during the international conference “Composites and compounds of 2017” was expressed by the deputy head of the market development department of the scientific and technical research center “POLYPLASTIC” Sergei Kiselev, […]
The recycled market suffers from intractability
On the main trends and indicators of the Ukrainian market of waste paper. Waste paper is a strategic kind of secondary raw materials. According to the consumer value, this type of recyclable materials is in line with scrap metal. Therefore, it is from the balance, transparency and understanding of the laws of this market that […]
Switzerland develops innovative recycling of waste paper
The demand for packaging is growing, which means that demand for waste paper will grow as raw materials. (Alpabern AG) In Bern, the largest in the country line for sorting and recycling of waste paper was launched. Yesterday it was first presented to the general public in the territory of the technopark of the company […]
Under the Kiev burning up dump
To eliminate the fire, 30 people were brought in and rescue services in Kiev and the region. At the landfill of solid household waste № 5 in the village. Podgortsy Obukhov district of the Kiev region there was a fire. As UNIAN was informed in the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration, the […]
Ufaorgsintez stopped production of polypropylene
Ufa, a petrochemical asset of Bashneft, controlled by Rosneft) stopped the production of polypropylene for planned preventive maintenance, according to the Price Review of ICIS-MRC. On Monday, September 11, the USP stopped the production of polypropylene for routine preventive maintenance. Simple capacity will be short and will take 12 days. As the enterprise’s customers informed, […]
Scientists sound the alarm: In Europe, an ecological disaster is coming
Ecologists follow the North Sea The North Sea has heated up over the past half century, which leads to irreparable consequences. Environmentalists felt that the sea for 45 years warmed by 1.67 degrees, writes DW. At the same time, scientists note that the oceans on average have only warmed by 0.74 degrees. According to estimates, […]
Prices of PSV-S rose by EUR190-240 per tonne
The players in the European expandable polystyrene market (PSV-S) agreed preliminary September contract prices for EUR190-240 per tonne higher than in August on the back of higher raw material costs, as well as very high demand, ICIS reports citing sources in the market. However, several processors were concerned about the strong increase in the price […]
Local authorities have not yet initiated an initiative to revise the legislation on mandatory recycling of municipal waste from 2018
The ban on burial of unprocessed wastes, which comes into force in 2018, is obliged to provide local authorities, they had enough time to prepare for this, emphasizes the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ostap Semerak. “As for the law, of which you are saying: it imposes obligations on local self-government bodies […]