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Several regional and foreign suppliers have announced July PP and PE prices for China and Southeast Asia mostly at lower levels this week. Weak demand in China as uncertainty over the pandemic persists, was the main factor driving prices down in the region.
Low polyolefin season, global economic challenges and recent volatili...
Rising costs encouraged European PS sellers to announce fresh hikes early in May. Having emerged €50-90/ton above April levels, PS prices hit fresh record highs but the upturn has lost speed. While smaller increases of around €50-60/ton have passed on deals so far, some sellers have started to report even rollovers in a few ...
April's price spikes sent Europe's PS and ABS markets to unprecedented levels as the climb accelerated due to soaring costs, while Asian markets fell on weak demand. Since Europe has outperformed the global markets, especially Asia, the spread between the two regions has widened to a level large enough to set a new record.
A plastics recycler is acquiring a custom blow molder in Ontario through a deal expected to expand production.
Conventional plastics can be degraded when in contact with the rumen in the cow's stomach, this solution could solve the current problem of plastic waste pollution.
Malaysia decided to end the anti-dumping investigation on plastic imports from Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Korea, and to end the provisional anti-dumping tax and release the deposited deposits.
A Vietnamese trader said that domestic operations were halted before the Lunar New Year. Most of the final manufacturers of plastic products have halted production as the holiday mood kicks in. will continue next week. In terms of price, the import offer price for LLDPE C$ blown film from Saudi Arabia into
Market participants confirmed weaker ABS sentiment globally, driven by lower-than-expected demand in major markets including China, Southeast Asia, Turkey and Europe. Import prices in China and Turkey have continued to slide to new lows amid mounting selling pressure, despite a fresh rally in the Asian spot styrene market.