MOSCOW (MRC) -- The global polystyrene (PS) market is projected to reach USD28.2 bln by 2019, at a CAGR of 5.1% between 2014 and 2019, in terms of value, as per Plastemart with reference to MarketsandMarkets.
The market for polystyrene is estimated to grow on account of the rapid expansion of the plastics and rubber manufacturing industries, especially in Europe and the increasing rates of industrialization and globalization. The flourishing packaging and electronics application in emerging economies is expected to act as a budding opportunity for the PS market.
China is estimated to be the leading country in the Asia-Pacific polystyrene market. Increase in demand of polystyrene in the Asia-Pacific is led by the rising demand from electronic appliances and packaging applications, due to increasing population and improving standards of living of individuals. However, the shift in preference towards organic and recyclable plastics is one of the major restricting factors hampering the growth of the polystyrene market.
We remind tha, as MRC informed previously, in December 2015, Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced price increases for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Thus, the December contract and spot prices for the products listed below rose as follows:
- STYRON general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS), STYRON and STYRON A-TECH high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) - by EUR60 per metric ton;
- MAGNUM ABS and TYRIL SAN resins - by EUR30 per metric ton.
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