The German publication www.k-zeitung.de published an article on the effects of the spread of coronavirus disease on the plastics industry in China. We bring to the attention of its readers in abbreviated form. Now that the coronovirus is spreading in Germany, the situation in China seems to be calming down. After the shutdown of many […]
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Month: March 2020
HOW TO MAKE SORTING AND WASTE PROCESSING IN UKRAINE?
In EU countries, a minimum of waste is sent to landfills, and most of the garbage is sorted, processed or incinerated. In Ukraine, the situation is still the opposite: only a small percentage goes to processing, and the bulk goes to landfills. We talked with Svetlana Nemesh, coordinator of the Kyiv Green City platform, about […]
Chinese PET prices hit historic lows
Negotiations on the sale of lots of Chinese brands of bottled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are currently held at a historically low level – below the level observed in late 2008 and early 2016, ICIS said. So, some negotiations are in the range of USD725-730 per tonne, FOB China, since the futures of raw materials – […]
European automakers shut down production due to coronavirus
European automakers are halting production amid the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, Interfax said. The French car manufacturer PSA Group, which manufactures cars under the brands Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Vauxhall and Opel, announced the closure of all enterprises in Europe until March 27. PSA plants in French Mulhouse and Madrid have not been operating since […]
Ukrainian imports of polyethylene decreased in January – February by 5%
According to the results of the first two months of this year, the total volume of imports of polyethylene (PE) on the Ukrainian market decreased by 5% compared with the 2019 figure and amounted to 39.9 thousand tons. The decrease in external deliveries was due to linear polyethylene (LDL) and high-pressure polyethylene (LDPE), according to […]
Spot prices of imported ethylene in Southeast Asia fell to their lowest level since December 2008
Spot prices of imported ethylene in Southeast Asia have fallen to their lowest level since December 2008 amid falling sentiment after falling oil futures, the rapid spread of coronavirus around the world and large volumes of exports from Europe, ICIS reports. Buyers’ interest may increase if the oil market stabilizes in the next few weeks […]
Exxon Mobil: Polymer packaging outperforms alternatives from other materials
Polymers are better for the environment than competing alternative products, such as paper packaging or textiles based on natural fibers, writes Bloomberg with reference to Exxon Mobil. According to Exxon’s senior vice president, Jack Williams, “polymer packaging outperforms alternatives from other materials in terms of sustainability.” The company claims that plastics use less energy than […]
Sinopec povysil tseny vyduvnogo PND i PVD v Yuzhnom Kitaye na CNY100 Kitayskaya China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), krupneyshaya v Azii neftepererabatyvayushchaya kompaniya, 11 marta povysila tseny vyduvnykh marok polietilena nizkogo davleniya (PND) i polietilena vysokogo davleniya (PVD) na yuge Kitaya na fone zakrytiya proizvodstva v regione na remont i sokrashcheniya predlozheniya, soobshchayet ICIS. Predlozheniya PVD v nastoyashcheye vremya sostavlyayut CNY7 850-8 000 za tonnu, EXW, chto na CNY100 vyshe prezhnikh tsen. Predlozheniye dlya vyduvnogo PND v nastoyashcheye vremya sostavlyayet CNY7 300 za tonnu, EXW, chto na CNY150 za tonnu vyshe prezhnego urovnya. Ozhidayetsya, chto Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical, “dochka” kompanii, zakroyet zavody dlya planovogo tekhnicheskogo obsluzhivaniya v aprele. Tak, ona planiruyet zakryt’ proizvodstvo PVD s 5 aprelya primerno na 71 den’, a proizvodstvo PND – s 20 aprelya primerno na 30 dney. Soglasno SkanPlastu kompanii Market Report, v dekabre proshlogo goda raschetnoye potrebleniye PVD v Rossii fakticheski ostalos’ na urovne noyabrya i sostavilo okolo 54,58 tys. tonn. Snizheniye ob”yemov importa bylo kompensirovano sokrashcheniyem eksportnykh prodazh. Za ves’ 2019 god raschetnoye potrebleniye PVD v RF sostavilo 593,66 tys. tonn, chto na 9% bol’she analogichnogo pokazatelya 2018 goda. Sokratilis’ ob”yemy eksporta PVD so storony otdel’nykh proizvoditeley, a import vyros na 25%. Sinopec Corp. yavlyayetsya odnoy iz krupneyshikh mirovykh integrirovannykh energeticheskikh i khimicheskikh kompaniy. Biznes Sinopec Corp. vklyuchayet v sebya neftegazovuyu geologorazvedku, dobychu i transportirovku nefti i gaza, neftepererabotku, neftekhimicheskoye proizvodstvo, proizvodstvo mineral’nykh udobreniy i drugoy khimicheskoy produktsii. Po ob”yemu neftepererabatyvayushchikh moshchnostey Sinopec Corp. zanimayet vtoroye mesto v mire, po ob”yemu etilenovykh moshchnostey – chetvertoye. Развернуть 1810/5000 Sinopec raised the price of blowing HDPE and LDPE in South China by CNY100
China China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), Asia’s largest oil refining company, on March 11 raised the price of blown grades of low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) and high-pressure polyethylene (LDPE) in southern China amid closure of production in the region for repairs and reduction in supply, ICIS reports. LDPE offers currently amount to CNY7 850-8,000 per […]
The Chinese company will build a “garbage power station” near Kiev
China Energy will build a waste incineration plant near Kiev. Project cost – $ 238 million The China State Energy Group, China Energy Engineering, has announced plans to build a waste processing plant in Kiev. About this writes Renewables Now. Two subsidiaries of the group signed a design and construction contract for about $ 238 […]
In the Russian polypropylene market, increased demand and slight growth
After a protracted surplus and subsidence of polypropylene (PP) prices in early March, the Russian market has seen an increase in demand and value. At the same time, in the near future, the largest software producer in Russia will come to a long-term repair, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. The long period of surplus […]