Within the framework of the state visit of Nursultan Nazarbayev in Beijing, a meeting of the Kazakh-Chinese Business Council was held. In the course of his joint-stock company KazAzot, on the one hand, and Chinese companies Industrial Biotech and CITIC Construction, on the other, signed an agreement on the implementation of the joint cluster development […]
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Month: June 2018
July contract price of ethylene in Europe fell by EUR15 per tonne
The contract price of ethylene in Europe for July deliveries was agreed at the level of EUR1,135 per tonne, which is EUR15 per ton below the level of June, several sources of the market told ICIS. The contract price was approved on the basis of FD NWE (with delivery to North-Western Europe). Two manufacturers and […]
Im Juni stieg Rohr HDPE in Russland, im Juli wird der Preisanstieg fortgesetzt
Nach einem langen Überschuss in der zweiten Junihälfte wurde der russische Markt für natürliches Niederdruckpolyethylen (LDPE) knapp. Im Juli dürfte sich die Situation, in der sich Polyethylen auf dem Markt befindet, laut ICIS-MRC Price Review nicht verbessern. Seit Jahresbeginn blieb aufgrund des saisonalen Faktors eine geringe Nachfrage und ein Überangebot auf dem russischen Markt für […]
Prices of PSV-S in Europe increased by EUR40 per ton in June
The contract prices of expandable polystyrene (PSV-C) in Europe increased by EUR40 per tonne in June compared to the level of prices in May against the backdrop of rising raw material prices and high demand, ICIS reports citing market participants. The contract price of benzene in Europe for supplies in June was agreed at the […]
The plastic world has won. As China, one solution plunges the planet into the garbage apocalypse
China stopped the reception of plastic waste from around the world. Scientists have calculated what it can lead to in the next decade. Representatives of the University of Georgia published a study according to which in the next 10 years in the world there will be an additional 111 million tons of plastic waste, and […]
Sales of black PE100 for pipe production in China are falling against weak demand
The persistently low demand for black low-pressure polyethylene (PE100) in China adversely affects the sales of material producers in June, ICIS sources said. Market participants expect that July material prices in China will decline, and the remaining June volumes of material will be transferred to July amid lack of any signs of improvement in demand […]
For today, only 3% of Ukraine’s solid domestic waste is processed. The remaining 97% is simply exported to landfills
Today, only 3% of Ukraine’s solid domestic waste is processed. As informs Цензор.НЕТ, the minister of ecology and natural resources Ostap Semerak on air “112 Ukraine” has declared it. “According to our strategy, the national waste management strategy until 2030, which was developed and approved in November of last year, provides for the construction of […]
Prices of tubular HDPE in Europe are stable
Prices of low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) in Europe are stable after the June increase in prices more than the price of monomer quotations, while supplies have improved, as manufacturers switched to the production of this brand, ICIS reports with reference to market participants. So, the prices of tubular HDPE in Europe in June increased by EUR75 […]
Carrot concrete and bullet-proof wood: scientists have created heavy-duty materials from natural fabrics – The Economist
Carrot concrete and bullet-proof wood: scientists have created heavy-duty materials from natural fabrics – The Economist Biological tissues replace traditional polymers, giving the opportunity to create stronger materials for the construction and production of goods. Make concrete from carrots, turn wood into plastic or even squeeze it so that it turns into a “super wood” […]
Tomskneftekhim temporarily stopped issuing ethylene and propylene in the production of monomers
Tomskneftekhim (TNKhK), a subsidiary of SIBUR and one of the largest Russian producers of polymers – polypropylene (PP) and high-pressure polyethylene (LDPE), temporarily stopped the issuance of ethylene and propylene in the production of monomers, a spokesman for the company said in Tomsk. “The production of ethylene and propylene monomers was stopped at 18:00 on […]