Last year, the total volume of imports of polyethylene (PE) to the Ukrainian market fell by 7% compared to the same indicator in 2016 and amounted to 247.6 thousand tons. The reduction in imports was only for low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE), according to a report by the DataScope company of the MRC. Last month PE external […]
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Month: January 2018
UKRAINIAN POLYPROPYLENE IMPORT GROWS UP TO 3% IN 2017
Last year, the total volume of imports of polypropylene to the Ukrainian market grew by 3% compared to the same period in 2016 and amounted to 123.1 thousand tons. The demand for homopolymer of propylene (PP-homo) grew most of all, according to DataCop. In December, the volume of imports of polypropylene to Ukraine fell to […]
LDPE prices in Europe amounted to EUR1 160-1 200 per tonne
Spot prices of high-pressure polyethylene (LDPE) in Europe last week amounted to EUR1 160-1 200 per tonne, ICIS reports. According to the Price Review of ICIS-MRC, in Russia the demand for LDPE is very low this month, attempts by individual producers to balance the domestic market due to exports have failed. The largest excess supply […]
Import of HDPE to Europe decreased in November by 16.18%
Imports of low-density polyethylene (HDPE) to the European market decreased in November last year by 16.18% compared to the same month of the previous year – up to 88.097 thousand tons, ICIS reported with reference to the statistical agency Eurostat. In November, 2016, this indicator was at the level of 105.11 thousand tons. Meanwhile, the […]
Ukraine needs 464 landfills for recycling waste
As previously reported fakty.ua, since January 1, the updated Law of Ukraine “On Waste” came into force. Its main goal is to create conditions for the collection, sorting and processing of a huge amount of garbage accumulated in legal and illegal dumps. Experts point out that the issue of waste collection and processing is vitally […]
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine gathered through the court to recover from the Lisichansk refinery USD25 million
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine applied to the Economic Court of Lugansk region with a request to collect 705.6 million hryvnia (about USD25 million) from Linik (Lysychanskiy NPZ, Lugansk region) as a recourse against the lawsuit of the company lost in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) “Agrocomplex,” reports Interfax-Ukraine. “The Justice Ministry’s […]
The garbage future. When and how will the problem of garbage disposal in Ukraine be solved
Since January 1, Ukrainians are obliged to sort garbage. But while the law does not work, and all waste is in one garbage truck on the way to the landfill Each Ukrainian annually generates about 330 kg of garbage. In a year, 11 million tons of domestic waste are transported to polygons and informal garbage […]
Kazanorgsintez developed a new brand of LDPE
Kazanorgsintez (CBS, part of the TAIF group) has developed a new brand of LDPE – FA2004, the company’s press service reports. High-pressure polyethylene grade FA2004 can be used to manufacture a wide range of both film products and technical products produced by extrusion. The use of new technologies and modern raw materials has made it […]
The prices of tubular HDPE in Europe remained at the level of December
Prices for low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) in Europe in January remained at the level of December against the backdrop of a balanced market, ICIS reports citing sources in the market. Supplies of some brands of tubular HDPE were limited. Demand is supported by rising prices in Asia and growth in Europe. According to sources, spot supplies […]
Marking of types of plastic
In 1988, the Society of Plastic Industry developed a system of marking for all types of plastic, as well as identification codes, in order to assist in the disposal of disposable items. Plastic is marked by a symbol of three arrows in the form of a triangle, inside of which is a figure designating the […]