Major Chinese manufacturers PetroChina and Sinopec have lowered their prices for low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) for blow molding in southern China amid growing supplies, ICIS reports. PetroChina blown HDPE prices were at the level of CNY 7,900 per tonne, EXW, which is CNY200 lower from the previous day. Sinopec offers blowing HDPE at a price of […]
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Month: November 2019
In Poltava landfill burns
On November 4, in the Lokhvytsky district of the Poltava region, a landfill for solid household waste caught fire. Gazeta.ua correspondent was told about this in the State Directorate of National Traffic Control of Ukraine in the Poltava region. The fire report was received at 14 hours 35 minutes. Took up at the landfill of […]
Landfills in Transcarpathia are 85% full, the head of the Regional State Administration is sounding the alarm
In Transcarpathia, a critical situation has developed with landfills – most are 85% full or have exhausted their resources. Therefore, the problem of waste disposal has become a security problem for the entire region, and it is necessary to discuss with local communities places for new landfills and waste recycling enterprises. “Today there is a […]
The contract price of propylene in Europe in November decreased by EUR30 per tonne
The contract price of propylene in Europe for November deliveries was agreed at EUR840 per tonne, down EUR30 per tonne from October, ICIS reported. The contract price was approved on the terms of FD NWE (with delivery to North-West Europe). The agreement was directly confirmed by two manufacturers and two consumers, a confirmation from a […]
The high-demand season continued at the end of October in the Ukrainian EPS board market
In the Ukrainian market of EPS-plates continued the season of high demand. Large processors demand for products on average higher than small and medium last month, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Survey. Against the background of the saturation of the domestic market for foamed polystyrene (PSV-C), there is high price competition. Small PSV-C traders find […]
In Germany, the environmental friendliness of incineration was questioned
Garbage burning may not be as harmless a method of waste disposal as has been thought so far. In Germany, new data have led to a resumption of discussion. The average German throws out about 600 kg of household waste a year – these are official figures. Although, according to Eurostat, the European Statistical Office, […]
The price of propylene in Europe in November fell by EUR30 per ton
The contract price of propylene in Europe for November deliveries was agreed at EUR840 per ton, which is EUR30 per ton below the level of October, ICIS said. The contract price was approved on the terms of FD NWE (with delivery to North-West Europe). The agreement was directly confirmed by two manufacturers and two consumers, […]
Polymer packaging in an era of environmental sustainability
Packaging is like clothes. It has fashion, and new trends, and areas that will only become mass in the near future. For an enterprise that manufactures packaging, it is important to know where the market will move, what will really be in demand tomorrow, and what will go beyond a temporary hype. Paper vs plastic […]