During 2020, more than 100 million hryvnias of losses were presented to violators of the requirements of environmental legislation in the field of waste management. “Over the past year, the State Environmental Inspectorate identified 2,144 orphan dumps throughout Ukraine. Of these, only about 60% were liquidated according to the instructions of the DEI. The most […]
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Month: February 2021
Three paths to sustainable plastics in Europe
At the end of January 2021, the European Environment Agency (EAA) published a report on how European countries can create a greener circular system for plastics. Plastic packaging is the largest sector of the plastics industry, accounting for nearly 40% of total plastic consumption. Among other things, plastics provide new transport solutions for the logistics […]
February contract price of propylene oxide in Europe increased by EUR68 per ton
The February contract price of propylene oxide in Europe rose by EUR68 / t to EUR1,408-1,508 / t on the back of an increase in propylene feedstock, ICIS reported. The contract price was approved on FD NWE terms (with delivery to Northwest Europe). The contract price of propylene in Europe for February supplies was finally […]
Sabic raises ABS prices again in February
Sabic Innovative Plastics is raising prices for two brands of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) in North America effective Feb.22, according to a letter from the company to customers. The proposed increase is 9 cents per pound (USD198 per tonne) for general-purpose ABS and 13 cents per pound (USD268 per tonne) for fire-resistant ABS, the letter […]