MOSCOW (MRC) -- Trinseo (formerly known as Styron), the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe has announced price increases for all polystyrene (PS) and copolymer grades, reported the company on its site.
Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the April contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:
- STYRON general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS), STYRON and STYRON A-TECH high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) - by EUR320/tonne;
- MAGNUM ABS and TYRIL SAN resins - by EUR230/tonne.
As MRC wrote before, Trinseo raised March contract and spot prices for all polystyrene (PS) and copolymer grades in Europe, as follows:
- STYRON GPPS, STYRON and STYRON A-TECH HIPS - by EUR195/tonne;
- MAGNUM ABS and TYRIL SAN resins - by EUR155/tonne.
Formerly known as Styron, Trinseo has completed the name change process for most legal entities around the world. Some Styron companies are still completing this process and will continue to do business as Styron until their respective name changes are complete.
Trinseo is a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber. Trinseo’s technology is used by customers in industries such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction, carpet, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting, medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires. Formerly known as Styron, Trinseo completed its renaming process in 1Q 2015.
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