The American company LyondellBasell Industries (LBI), the world’s largest producer of polyolefins, announced the price increase in polyethylene (PE) in September, ICIS reported, citing a letter from the company’s clients. In particular, LBI intends to increase PE prices in the next month by 5 cents per pound (USD0,11 per kg or USD110 per ton). However, […]
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Styrene contract prices in Europe agreed in August to the level of July
The August price of styrene monomer in Europe were agreed at the level of EUR1 055 per tonne, which corresponds to the level of the previous month, on Tuesday told ICIS several market sources. The contract price was agreement on terms of delivery FOB (of FOB) Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA). Increasing the supply of styrene in the […]
German shops were obliged to take the broken equipment. Why do it?
For a broken hair dryer in the bin in Germany, you can run into an administrative fine. Not to mention the huge fridge, an abandoned landfill. However, all this stuff can be taken back to the store. Recently, the authorities ordered sellers to take the population of old appliances. Talking about this initiative took place […]
Ineos Styrolution August raised the prices of all brands of polystyrene
The company Ineos Styrolution, “daughter” of large European producer of petrochemical products by Ineos, announced to customers in North America in August to raise the prices of all brands of polystyrene (PS), told ICIS. Thus, the increase in prices came into force on August 1 of this year and amounted to 2 cents per pound […]
Why Ukraine will not learn to use the waste?
The situation with solid domestic and industrial wastes in Ukraine can not be characterized as positive. According to the State Statistics Service, as of today the number of accumulated waste exceed 12 billion tons. According to unofficial – three times as much. Only last year, as reported by the Ministry of Regional Development, was formed […]
The four areas of Kiev opened a “hot line” for complaints of uncollected garbage
Now the residents Sviatoshynsky, Podolsky, and Goloseevsky Obolonskyi district can report uncollected garbage by phone: (044) 400-10-11 “Kievspetstrans” ran around the clock “hot line” for reports of uncollected garbage in the city. While it will only work in Goloseyevsky, Svyatoshinsky, Podolsky and Obolonsky districts of the capital. This was announced by chairman of the board […]
The bills registered in the Verkhovna Rada, include laying in the price of goods on the means of waste disposal
Every year in Ukraine there is 15 million tons of municipal solid waste. They lay down a new layer to the ones that now is in the dumps, because we processed only 2% of waste. So there are hazardous to human life and health of the places that now make up 7% of the country […]
The properties of polymers – the technical characteristics of the polymers
Melt flow rate Polyethylene melt flow index (MFI polyethylene) characterized by its viscosity. This indicator determines how much polyethylene under a certain pressure and a given temperature for ten minutes pressed out through a small vessel – capillary. The higher the score, the polyethylene more fluid and less viscous. This parameter is important to select […]
PE Application: what products do, how to recycle
Polyethylene has firmly entered into the everyday life of modern man, becoming an indispensable part of it. It united the properties that are not compatible for other materials: strength and ductility, hardness and flexibility, softness and absolute inertness to chemicals. It is impervious to rot bacteria and fungi during its natural decomposition of more than […]
Styrindo Mono Indonesia plans in November to close the styrene production for repair
Company Styrindo Mono Indonesia (SMI), “daughter” one of the largest Indonesian petrochemical producers Chandra Asri Petrochemical and only styrene producer in the country, plans to close the plant №2 for the production of styrene monomer in the city of Merak (Merak) for repairs in November this year, according to ICIS, citing sources in the company. […]