The price proposals of polyethylene (PE) in the markets of the Middle East countries went down this week amid low consumer activity, ICIS reported. A regional trader said that one of the material manufacturers in the Middle East lowered its price offers for all PE brands with shipment in December by USD30-40 per ton, CFR […]
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Month: November 2018
HOW DOES CHINA WILL PROVIDE SELF FOR RAW MATERIALS?
China boasts impressive success in the field of plastic replacement with biodegradable materials. Thus, according to Peggy Liu, Chairman of the United States-China Joint Activity in the Field of Clean Energy, the volume of waste generation in Shanghai (which reached critical indicators of 65 thousand tons per year) decreased 4 times by 75%. In addition […]
Free webinar on the creation and development of the site from “Nethouse”
Dear Colleagues! We invite you to a training webinar on the creation and development of a site, which is conducted as part of an international project to support environmental business. The webinar organizers: the designer of the Nethouse sites and the World of Waste site. Already have a website? Do you want to create a […]
PP prices in Southeast Asia continue to decline
Polypropylene (PP) prices in Southeast Asia continue to decline amid falling prices for propylene and weak demand for finished products, ICIS reports, citing market participants. Reduced prices in the key Chinese market further weakened the confidence of market participants in the region, while fresh quantities of PP from South Korea are widely represented in the […]
The recycling of energy into energy will save Ukraine more than € 1 billion per year
State Energy Efficiency presented an improved concept of encouraging energy waste disposal in Ukraine. The head of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, Sergey Savchuk, announced this on his Facebook page. “As is known, about 10 million tons of garbage is generated annually in Ukraine, of which almost 94% is […]
Exports of PP from India grew by almost 21% in September
Exports of polypropylene (PP) from India to other world markets increased in September this year by 20.9% compared with the same month last year, ICIS reported, citing the latest data from Indian customs. Thus, the September export of material from the country amounted to 47.21 thousand tons against 39.04 thousand tons in September 2017. In […]
Ukrainian imports of polyethylene decreased by 2% in January
According to the results of ten months of the year, the total volume of imports of polyethylene (PE) to the Ukrainian market decreased by 2% compared to the same period in 2017 and amounted to 200.2 thousand tons. At the same time, a decrease in imports was recorded only in the segment of low-pressure polyethylene […]
Ukrainian PVC imports fell by 36% in January
According to the results of the ten months of the year, imports of suspension polyvinyl chloride (PVC-S) to Ukraine decreased by 36% compared with the same period in 2017 and amounted to about 57.1 thousand tons. The main reason is the growth in own production, according to a review by DataScope. Last month, imports of […]
SCG in December will close the production of HDPE pipe repair
Siam Cement Group (SCG) Plastics, which is part of one of Thailand’s largest companies, SCG, will close its low-pressure polyethylene pipe production in Map Ta Fut (Map Ta Phut, Thailand) in December for scheduled preventive measures, an ICIS source said familiar with the question. According to the source, this line with a capacity of 200 […]
Propylene prices in northeast Asia fell to their lowest level this year
Prices for propylene in Northeast Asia fell to their lowest level this year after five consecutive weeks of recession, according to ICIS, citing market participants. According to ICIS, for the week ending November 16, the average price of propylene was at USD950 per tonne, CFR NE Asia (northeast Asia), which is USD100 per tonne less […]