Imports of low pressure polyethylene (HDPE) to the Chinese market in July this year increased by 13.3% compared to the same month of the previous year and amounted to 465.3 thousand tons, ICIS reported citing official Chinese customs data. In contrast, by June 2017, this indicator, on the contrary, showed a decrease of 5.3%. Meanwhile, […]
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Month: September 2017
Ineos plans to close the production of LDPE in Norway at the end of September
Ineos, one of the largest petrochemical producers in Europe and the fourth largest chemical company in the world, plans to close the production of high-pressure polyethylene (LDPE) at Bamble (Bamble, Norway) for planned repairs at the end of September, ICIS sources told the market. According to the source, scheduled repairs at this plant with a […]
Rubbish plant for Lviv: European money, a new “cut” and Groisman
It is not ruled out that in the next few years Lvov’s garbage will finally cease to be scattered across Ukrainian cities and villages, and Lviv itself will be freed from sewage. The EBRD is ready to provide a loan for the construction of a garbage processing plant. Is the garbage factory a Potemkin village? […]
EUROPEAN POLYPROPYLEN RISE AT EUR40 FOR TONS IN SEPTEMBER
The September contract price of propylene in Europe was agreed at EUR40 per tonne higher than the level of August. Against this background, European manufacturers have announced a proportional propylene growth in export prices of polypropylene (PP) for supplies to CIS markets in September, according to the Price Review of ICIS-MRC. Negotiations on the September […]
Thai Polyethylene will continue to repair plant number 2 in the production of HDPE until the end of September
Thai Polyethylene Co, a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group, plans to continue the preventive maintenance of Plant No. 2 for the production of low-density polyethylene (HDPE) in Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province, Thailand, until the end of September, ICIS reported citing sources in the market. This enterprise with the capacity of 180 thousand tons of […]
Prices of styrene increased in Europe in September at EUR190 per tonne
The contract prices of styrene monomer in Europe were agreed at the level of EUR1,360 per tonne for September deliveries, which is EUR190 per ton higher compared to the previous month, ICIS was informed by several sellers and buyers on the market. The contract price was agreed on the terms of delivery of FOB Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp […]
EBRD will allocate 35 million euros for a garbage recycling plant in Lviv
The project will envisage the beginning of the reclamation of the Grybovitsky dump and the construction of a plant for the mechanical and biological processing of garbage The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced the beginning of the selection of companies that will take part in the implementation of the first phase of the […]
In a new technological wave, Russia is inferior to world leaders
The production and use of carbon composite materials has become the new, the sixth in a row, technological wave in the world economy. Those who “tamed” this wave, become leaders in many areas of industrial production, take the development of the economy to a higher level New polymer composite materials (PCM) are produced from a […]
The chance to save the environment: in Ukraine they plan to introduce a deposit system for collecting tare
The situation with the accumulation of garbage in Ukraine, without exaggeration, is critical. This is most clearly manifested in the Lviv region. Because of the crowded polygons, garbage is transported to different regions of the country and is thrown out under the open sky. The police opened more than ten criminal proceedings, however Lviv garbage […]
The former subordinate of Sadovoy told how he is mastering the “garbage” money
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy blocked the work of the waste management department of the Lviv City Council to independently “learn” garbage. This was stated by the ex-director of the said department Ivan Rudnitsky in an interview with ZIK. In particular, he noted that for two months of his work in this capacity there was not […]