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 […]
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Year: 2019
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 […]
Plastic comes: Why does Ukraine buy other people’s waste?
What kind of interest is to buy someone else’s trash? We ourselves are full of it, we don’t even know what to do, so it ends up in landfills, turning into toxic waste. WILL THE PLANET TURN TO A “PLASTIC Porridge”? Today, 8 million tons of plastic garbage per year, or 1 garbage truck with […]
Ministry of Industry and Trade supports phased reduction in the use of polymer packaging
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation as a whole supports the idea of phasing out the use of polymers in packaging, but calls for caution in approaching the possibility of banning plastic bags, Viktor Yevtukhov, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, told TASS. “The Russian Ministry of Industry […]
Establishing the complete ELV/WEEE plastic recycling chain in Japan
In 2018, Japan exported just over a million tons of plastics to other parts of Asia, down from 1.43 million tons in the previous year. This sudden drop in exports was mainly due to China’s import ban, but that doesn’t mean the plastics are being properly recycled; instead, they are ending up in incineration plants, […]
LVIV GARBAGE TAYKOM THROWN IN TERNOPIL REGION
Unidentified persons brought about 10 trucks with garbage into the landfill by damaging the castle and removing the barrier. In the Ternopil region, 10 trucks of garbage from Lviv were unauthorized dumped, according to the press service of the Berezhansky city council, the incident occurred on the night of October 23. Unidentified persons brought about […]
Basov biodegradable ecovio® plastics
BASF offers a range of certified ecovio® biodegradable plastics for a variety of applications suitable for use at different stages of the food cycle. To date, a number of studies conducted by independent organizations have confirmed the benefits of using ecovio® in the production, packaging and transportation of food, as well as in the collection […]