In Japan, everything related to the processing of garbage causes people only positive emotions. Before you send anything to the trash, every Japanese person performs a real ritual! Further on how the Japanese themselves make their country clean, about a program that is being implemented already in kindergarten and school, and why the scavenger profession […]
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Month: May 2018
Prices of imported PE in China rose
Prices of imported polyethylene (PE) in China increased during the past week, but their growth was limited by competitive offers of American material, ICIS reports with reference to market participants. According to ICIS, on May 11 prices of low-pressure polyethylene film (HDPE) at USD1,350-1,440 per tonne CFR China, which is USD30-50 per ton higher compared […]
The output of cars decreased in the Ukrainian market in April by 13%
The production of cars in Ukraine in April decreased by 13% compared with March, the press service of Ukrautoproma reported. According to preliminary data, six Ukrainian plants in April produced 675 vehicles. “Statistics of the passenger segment of the domestic automotive industry continues to be formed only by the large-scale assembling of Skoda cars, which […]
European producers raised the prices of HDPE for May deliveries to CIS markets
The May contract price of ethylene in Europe was agreed at EUR20 per tonne higher than the level of April. However, only in the segment of low-density polyethylene (HDPE), European manufacturers have gone to increase prices for the May supplies to the CIS countries, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. Negotiations on the May supply […]
Karpatneftekhim has prepared an installation for the production of ethylene for summer peak loads
The largest petrochemical plant in Ukraine, Karpatneftekhim (Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region), from April 20 to 27 prepared installations for the production of ethylene to summer peak loads, the company’s press service reported. Carpatneftekhim, in particular, conducted a hydrotreatment of the heat exchangers of the installation, checking the state of the pyrogas compressor. “The time for the […]
In the Dnepropetrovsk region a solid waste dump is burning
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a major fire broke out in a solid waste dump. Information about the fire came to the rescuers at 13:37 on Thursday, May 10. The fire was discovered in the open area of the landfill for the processing of solid household waste, on the street of the Smolenskaya Dniprovsky district, the […]
Active talks on the May prices of tubular HDPE have not yet begun in Europe
Players of the European market at the end of last week have not yet started an active discussion of prices for low-pressure polyethylene (PND) pipe brands for May deliveries, but sellers are confident that the demand will be good and the supply of the material in the market either balanced or limited, ICIS reported. The […]
Why in Ukraine there are no real changes with the processing of waste
In Ukraine, the National Waste Management Strategy has recently been adopted, which provides for an increase in the processing of waste. Is the business interested in this? And the authorities? Europe is increasingly tightening the requirements for waste management. Recently, the European Parliament adopted legislation, according to which until 2035, landfills should not receive more […]
The prices of styrene this week rose to a two-month high
Prices of styrene in Asia this week rose to a two-month high on a background of limited supply and stable demand, ICIS reports with reference to market participants. The cost of styrene on Wednesday, May 2, increased by USD22.5 per tonne to USD1,402 per ton, breaking the level of USD1,400 per ton. The last time […]
How to distinguish dangerous plastic for health and whether there is a safe
Over the last hundred years, plastic has firmly come into our lives Plastic has firmly entered our life and is not going to leave. Approximately one hundred of its microparticles fall into our body during a meal, scientists say. It can be a packing of products, plastic bags, a disposable cup with tea – anything. […]