Representatives of companies opposed the ban, which is planned to be introduced in November A group of restaurateurs, processors and manufacturers filed a lawsuit against the New York City administration in the state Supreme Court. The city plans from November to ban the packaging of expandable polystyrene (PSV, EPS), arguing that processing this type of […]
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Year: 2017
Import of styrene to Europe decreased in July by 17%
Imports of styrene to the European Union decreased in July this year by 17.01% compared to the same month of the previous year – up to 45.88 thousand tons, ICIS reported with reference to the statistical agency Eurostat. In July, 2016, this indicator was at the level of 55.29 thousand tons. Meanwhile, exports of styrene […]
State Energy Efficiency: waste recycling will save 700 million cubic meters of gas annually
In Ukraine, 10 million tons of household waste are annually exported, which, if used in the energy sector, could replace 700 million cubic meters of gas annually. This was announced by the Chairman of the State Energy Efficiency Sergei Savchuk during a meeting with the head of the representative office of the Japanese company Marubeni […]
Stavrolen stopped the production of polyethylene
Stavrolen, a major producer of polyolefins in the Russian Federation, stopped the production of low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) for long-term prevention, the ICIS-MRC Price Report said, citing a message from the company’s customers. Stavrolen on Saturday, September 16, stopped the work of capacity for the production of HDPE for the planned long-term maintenance. As the company’s […]
Announcement of petrochemical activities until the end of September 2017
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 […]
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 […]