Now in Ukraine, only according to official data, under dumps almost 10 thousand hectares. In general, 7% of our territory is littered with various wastes. What to say, when garbage in Ukraine – this is already life-threatening. People were already dying in the dumps. After extinguishing the fire under a multimeter avalanche of garbage at […]
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Russia plans to impose sanctions against a number of Ukrainian companies and businessmen
Russia plans to impose sanctions against a number of companies and businessmen of Ukraine, reports Afn.by. The publication notes that in the near future, Russian President Putin will sign a decree “On the application of measures of influence (countermeasures) to ensure the security of the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” which provides for the imposition of […]
PP prices in Europe have been prolonged for August deliveries since July
Prices of polypropylene (PP) in the European free trade market remained in August at the level of the previous month, with most of the deals already concluded this month, ICIS reported. All buyers of products manufactured on the basis of propylene were forced to pay prices for EUR8 per tonne higher for August deliveries compared […]
Deliveries of US PE to China will be disrupted after the introduction of duties by both countries
Import of American low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) and linear polyethylene (LDPE) to China will be disrupted after the introduction of duties by both countries since August 23, ICIS reports. Chinese buyers who have already ordered material from the US may have to re-export cargo at lower prices from other regions. Two countries have announced the implementation […]
In France in 2019 will introduce a commission for unfit for processing plastic
France plans to introduce a penalty system in 2019, which will increase the cost of consumer goods with packaging from unsuitable for processing plastic. This is written by Euractiv, the “EP” reports. The project is part of the commitment to use only recycled plastic throughout the country by 2025, said the Ministry of the Environment […]
Scientists have created from the resin fire resistant artificial wood
Researchers from China managed to find a formula with which you can create a polymer-like wood. It is extremely similar in quality to a conventional tree. However, it has more fire resistance, which can make it more in demand on the market. Already for many hundreds of years the tree is one of the most […]
Plastic waste reinforces climate change
Plastic waste reinforces climate change Sarah-Jeanne Royer and her team of scientists from the University of Hawaii in Manoa studied the biological sources of methane in the ocean. But the source they found was not biological, but synthetic. It turned out that plastic is dangerous not only for marine life and the state of the […]
Exports of ethylene from Japan fell by almost half in June
Exports of ethylene from Japan to other world markets decreased by 45.4% in June this year compared to the same month last year – to 41.51 thousand tons, ICIS reported citing official data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF). In June of the same year, this indicator was at the level of 76.01 tons. At […]
Negotiations on the contract price of styrene in Europe for delivery in August are postponed
Negotiations on the contract price of styrene in Europe for delivery in August are postponed due to public holidays in Switzerland, ICIS reports with reference to market participants. August 1 – National holiday of Switzerland’s independence, a day off in the country. Earlier it was reported that the contract price of styrene monomer in Europe […]
Gazprom canceled the purchase of LDP by 23 billion rubles
Gazprom, the owner of the Russian gas transportation system and the largest consumer of large diameter pipes (LDP), has canceled five recently announced open requests for the supply of LDP for the construction of the main Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok gas pipeline, Interfax reported, citing the company’s statement. Earlier it was noted that for the first time the […]