PIE 1144 of 09.04.2024 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1144

POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene March 2024: Prices rise by much more than the monomer / Ordering late in the month proves advantageous / Imports in April expected to put a damper on price increases
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene March 2024: Tight supply situation drives prices up at start of month / Promised imports, weak demand slow upswing / Upstream products to lead to further mark-ups in April
POLYMER PRICES PET March 2024: Prices pick up in second half of the month / Delays for imports / No end in sight to slump in demand / Little change likely in April
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics March 2024: Renewed triple-digit increases for PS, EPS, ABS / Upward trend loses momentum in April
POLYMER PRICES PVC March 2024: Prices follow feedstock / Seasonal impulses prompt slight increase in demand / Firmer prices possible in April
POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks March/April 2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics March 2024: Re-imports push their way onto the market / Demand remains weak especially from automotive
SYKLO Finland's largest plastics recycling plant to be built with Impact Recycling
SOURCE ONE PLASTICS Sorting plant in Germany goes into operation / Source material for LyondellBasell recycling
TOMRA Industry-first food-grade sorting tech / AI leveraged for object recognition
POLYSTYRENE RECYCLING Ineos Styrolution drops out of project with EGN, Tomra
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Companies combine to supply packaging film containing 50% recycled material / New product meets strict EU food-grade requirements
NETHERLANDS Prominent plastics recycler goes bankrupt / Industry crippled by overwhelming imports from US, China / Renewi puts new sorting capacities online
LATVIA DRS operator claims 80% of all beverage containers returned
IRELAND Deposit return scheme underway / Programme seeks to increase reclaim quota
TRINSEO PC production in Stade soon to be ended for good / Split from Americas Styrenics also resolved
INEOS Acquisition of Lavera plants from TotalEnergies finalised
BRASKEM Drop in sales volume, prices hampers result / Full-year 2023 net loss deepens considerably / CFO says Petrobras done with due diligence, Adnoc still in process
RAVAGO / REPSOL Partners announce inauguration of compounding plant in Morocco
SUKANO Swiss compounder acquires Hungarian rival Kays
SABIC Saudi Arabian group results characterised by weak figures for 2023 / Decision on Fujian complex reached
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Industry ends 2023 on “a weak note” / Production, exports, imports down compared with 2022 / Uptick in investor confidence
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Production is going through a deep trough / Planned regulation will set course for the future – Plastics Europe
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Parliament's ENVI committee backs EU's Zero Pellet Loss proposal / NGOs not fully satisfied
POLYURETHANE INDUSTRY Standardised EU-wide exposure limit for diisocyanates comes into force

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