Polymer price increase in Europe

Trinseo Polymer price increase in Europe

05.09.2019 | Editor: Briggette Jaya

Trinseo has announced a price increase for all polycarbonate (PC) grades, ABS and SAN grades as well as Styron.

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The price increase is effective 1 September for Calibre and Styron, and 3 September 2019 for Magnum and Tyril,.
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Global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, Trinseo, recently announced a price increase in Europe for all polycarbonate (PC) grades, ABS and SAN grades as well as Styron. According to the company, spot prices for the products will increase as follows:

•Calibre Polycarbonate Resins by €100 / t³

• Magnum ABS resins by €40 / t³

• Tyril San resins by €45 / t³

• Styron general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS) by €100 / t³

• Styron, Styron A-Tech and Styron X- Tec high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by €100 / t³

The company provides solutions to customers across a wide range of end-markets, including automotive, consumer electronics, appliances, medical devices, lighting, electrical, carpet, paper and board, building and construction, and tyres.

It has a network with 16 manufacturing sites around the world.

Metamoulds (red piece left) are used to fabricate the silicone moulds (greenish and white shapes). The silicone can then be used repeatedly to form replicas (front).

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