Trinseo Company (formerly Styron), a major European polystyrene producer (PS), has announced the increase of the April prices for all brands of PC, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SAN) in Europe, the company said .

The price increase is effective immediately and is consistent with the terms of the current contracts. Thus, the April contract and spot prices of the following brands will be increased as follows:

– To mark STYRON general purpose polystyrene (PSS / M) and the brand STYRON and STYRON-TECH high-impact polystyrene (HIPS / M) – to EUR105 per tonne;
– On the brand MAGNUM ABS – at EUR120 per tonne;
– To mark San TYRIL to EUR95 per tonne.

As reported by the MRC, Trinseo last raised prices on all brands of PS in Europe in March 2016, as follows:

– To mark STYRON general purpose polystyrene (PSS / M) and the brand STYRON and STYRON-TECH high-impact polystyrene (HIPS / M) – to EUR100 per tonne;
– On the brand MAGNUM ABS – to EUR70 per tonne.

In January 2016 the company raised prices of PS in Europe as follows:

– To mark STYRON MSS / M and on the brand and STYRON STYRON-TECH HIPS / M – to EUR10 per tonne.

Trinseo (formerly Styron), headquartered in Horgenge, Switzerland, is the largest European producer of polystyrene, emulsion polymers, polycarbonate, and synthetic rubbers. On February 1, 2015 Styron company changed its name to Trinseo.