PS Prices and News
Türkiye’s polymer markets in flux amid bullish costs, lackluster demand by Merve Madakbaşı
Import polymer markets witnessed firmer pricing policies on the side of suppliers in the first half of September in Türkiye. This was mainly because soaring upstream costs squeezed producers’ margins, prompting PP, PE, PVC, and PS sellers to issue monthly hikes. Yet, most of them admitted that the state of demand cushioned additional price gains for most products or even led to discounts for certain ones... 15-09-2023
Europe’s PET, PS and ABS markets brace for further hikes in Sept by Manolya Tufan
Regional players have been gradually returning from long summer holidays in Europe, with some sources reporting better than expected activity in the market during August. This was mainly attributed to the cautious pre-buying ahead of firmer voices for September... 31-08-2023
Europe’s PP, PE and PVC markets return from holiday on a bullish note by Manolya Tufan
As August draws to a close, participants in the PP, PE and PVC markets have started to return to their desks in Europe following the long summer break. September expectations are developing on the bullish side, driven by the possible hikes in monomer contracts, easing stock pressure as well as hopes for vivid replenishment activity... 28-08-2023
PS markets fare a tad better than ABS in Asia, Türkiye by Manolya Tufan
Styrenics prices have been tracking a stable to slightly firmer trend for multiple weeks in Asia and Türkiye. PS and ABS markets have been rangebound amidst scarce done deals on one side and rising styrene costs on the other side. Although hikes cannot be easily digested for both, PS has been performing slightly better than ABS... 21-08-2023
Stats: Türkiye’s overall polymer imports down slightly in H1 2023 by Merve Madakbaşı
According to ChemOrbis Import Statistics, overall polymer imports in January-June edged down by around 1% to 3.1 million tons from the same period in 2022. Saudi Arabia (724,276 tons), South Korea (346,347 tons), Russia (321,768 tons), the United States (304,991 tons) and Egypt (172,609 tons) were the primary polymer suppliers during this time... 04-08-2023
Polystyrene (PS) is formed by the polymerization of styrene feedstock. As styrene is formed by adding ethylene into the benzene feedstock, benzene and ethylene prices are also taken into consideration, in addition to styrene while examining the production costs of PS.
There are two types of PS, namely GPPS and HIPS. These are divided into subgroups as injection and extrusion. While plastic hangers, protective foam, disposable cutlery, CD boxes are made of GPPS, HIPS is used in white goods and electronics.
The world's largest PS buyer is again China by a long way. As of 2020, China alone carries out 35% of global imports. It was followed by Malaysia and Germany, with 6% and 5% shares, respectively. Taiwan ranks first among the top PS importers list, followed by Belgium and France.
ChemOrbis Polystyrene (PS) prices and Plastics News section contain information on the market trends, as well as supply-demand factors and production costs that determine the pricing, statistics on imports and exports, along with maintenance shutdowns, restarts, and new capacities related to PS facilities.
Products:
GPPS injection, GPPS extrusion, HIPS injection, HIPS extrusion, EPS black/grey (inflammable), EPS white (inflammable), EPS white (regular)
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