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

The price increase came into force on 4 January 2017 and is consistent with the terms of the current contracts. Thus, the January contract and spot prices of the following brands have been raised as follows:

– To mark STYRON general purpose polystyrene (PSS / M) and the brand STYRON and STYRON-TECH high-impact polystyrene (HIPS / M) – to EUR110 per tonne;
– On the brand MAGNUM ABS – at EUR105 per tonne;
– To mark TYRIL SAN – at EUR90 per tonne;
– On the PC brand CALIBRE – at EUR220 per tonne.

As reported by the MRC, Trinseo last increased prices on all brands of PS and ABS and SAN in Europe on December 1, 2016, as follows:

– To mark STYRON MSS / M and on the brand and STYRON STYRON-TECH HIPS / M – at EUR170 per tonne.
– On the brand MAGNUM ABS – at EUR100 per tonne;
– To mark TYRIL SAN – at EUR100 per tonne.

And the prices for natural brand PC CALIBRE were raised by December 16 last year to EUR220 per tonne.

According to the price review ICIS-MRC, in Russia in the last week of last year, prices in the market PS remained stable. Trading companies reported a decline in consumer activity in the second half of the week, which was associated with the upcoming holidays and long weekend. Major purchases for the formation of reserves at the beginning of January took place a week earlier. In the Russian market the imported PC PC extrusion granulation at the end of 2016 enjoyed a very weak demand among Russian producers of sheets. Prices in the domestic market for the material production of Kazanorgsintez, the only PC maker in Russia, were significantly lower than similar imported.

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.