MOSCOW (MRC) -- Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe, have announced a price increase for all PULSE polycarbonate (PC)/ acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) in Europe, according to the company's press release.
Effective October 1, 2021, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products stated above rose by EUR300 per metric ton.
As MRC reported earlier, Trinseo last raised its prices for all PC grades in Europe on August 1, 2021 by EUR100 per metric ton.
According to ICIS-MRC Price report, in Russia, September prices of Kazanorgsintez's PC remained at the level of August - Rb300,000/tonne FCA, including VAT. The Russian producer did not adjust its October PC prices and maintained them at the previous five months' level.
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. Trinseo had approximately USD3.0 billion in net sales in 2020, with 17 manufacturing sites around the world, and approximately 2,600 employees.
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