Trinseo (formerly Styron), a major European producer of polystyrene (PS), has reduced production utilization at a polystyrene plant at its Tessenderlo site (Tessenderlo, Belgium) due to a shortage of styrene raw materials, Polymerupdate reports. According to market sources, this production with a capacity of 265 thousand tons of PS per year began to experience a […]
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Year: 2019
The October contract price of styrene fell in Europe by EUR21 per tonne
The contract price of styrene monomer in Europe was finally agreed at EUR1,065 per tonne for October deliveries, which is EUR21 per tonne lower than the level of the previous month, ICIS reported. The contract price was agreed on the terms of delivery of free on board (FOB) Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA). So, in the European market, […]
Ukraine will increase the share of recycled household waste 5 times
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to prepare a package of laws to introduce a hierarchy of waste management operations, extended producer responsibility and the “polluter pays” principle based on EU regulatory directives in the fight against garbage collection. It is reported by Interfax-Ukraine. According to the program of the Cabinet, published on the […]
Chinese styrene prices fall to their lowest level in September
Prices for styrene monomer in East China at the end of last week fell to the lowest level observed in September, although they remained above the level of August, ICIS reports. According to ICIS, on September 27, styrene prices in East China were at the level of CNY8 620–8,700 per tonne, decreasing by CTN100–130 yuan […]
“Servants of the people” introduced to the Parliament a law banning plastic bags in Ukraine from 2022
Following the EU countries that introduced a ban on disposable plastic bags, Ukraine proposed to ban the sale of plastic bags up to 50 microns thick from January 1, 2022. The initiator of the bill number 2051−1 was the deputy of the faction “Servant of the people” Igor Krivosheev. “Ukraine and other members of the […]
Green generation: how millennials force corporations to deal with garbage
Today, Generation Y (from 19 to 34 years old) has become the main consumer, setting trends: more than 80% of millennials are interested in preserving the environment and prefer companies that share this interest. Global manufacturers are forced to change in accordance with the eco-trend and solve the problem of using plastic and recycling All […]
WWF named the most environmentally friendly profession of the future
Today it is already obvious that ecology will come to the fore in the next 5-10 years. And it will no longer be something isolated, it will penetrate into all spheres of life – both professional and domestic The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) made its forecast regarding the demand for eco-professions. One of […]
Kazakhstan introduced a restriction on the sale of plastic bags
Kazakhstan’s retail chains will stop giving plastic (PE) bags to customers for free, Interfax said citing a statement by the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic, Magzum Mirzagaliyev. The ministry concluded a corresponding memorandum with the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs and the Association of Environmental Organizations. “Having studied the experience […]
Imports of Chinese injection molded PET granules to Ukraine decreased almost twice
Imports of Chinese injection molded PET granules to Ukraine have fallen by almost half to the lowest level since the beginning of the year, according to a DataScope survey by Market Report. So, deliveries of Chinese bottled PET to the Ukrainian market in August amounted to 5.7 thousand tons against 10.9 thousand tons a month […]
Mariupol plans to sort 126 thousand tons of waste per year
The waste sorting complex in Mariupol will be one of the most powerful in Ukraine – in a year Mariupol will be able to sort about 126 thousand tons of waste. About this publication “Priazovsky Worker” said the head of the utility company “Landfill MSW” Victor Azizov. The complex will be able to sort all […]