Eni’s chemical subsidiary Versalis confirmed to S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Platts by email on July 21 that the company has shut down its polyethylene (PE) production unit in Brindisi, Italy, and placed the unit in a mothballed state. In it

This week, the operating rate of the recycled ABS industry was 38.9%, down 2.7 percentage points from the previous week, as shortages of feedstock from dismantled waste household appliances combined with concentrated maintenance weighed on overall ou

This week, the overall operating rate of recycled PVC was 33.6%, up slightly by 1.2 percentage points week-on-week. In the previous period, more than 60% of the small and medium-sized recycled PVC granulation plants in Hebei and Henan, North China, w

This week, the overall operating rate of domestic recycled PE was 45.2%, down 1.8 percentage points week-on-week. The off-season for agricultural film dragged down the operating rate of the recycled LDPE segment to just 40.8%. Tianjin’s 100,000-ton/y

During this period (July 3 - July 9), the PS international market has been suppressed by a combination of the overseas waste material off-season, low operating loads of facilities, port arrivals, and weak downstream demand. Supply in Southeast Asia a

During this period (July 3 to July 9), the international recycled PC market focused on overseas maintenance shutdowns, port arrivals, import costs, and downstream rigid demand. With concentrated maintenance shutdowns in South Korea and Taiwan, China,

During this period (July 3 - July 9), the international market for modified PC/ABS was monitored based on overseas facility operations, import and export supplies, import costs, and the price differences between domestic and international markets. Th

This week, the overall operating rate of China’s above-designated-size recycled PET pelletizing and bottle flake enterprises stood at 47.2%, down 1.6 percentage points week on week. Affected by the summer off-season for waste bottle recycling, the c

This week, the overall operating load of domestic industrial-grade modified PC/ABS production enterprises is 45.1%, a decrease of 1.7 percentage points compared to the previous period. The products are primarily flame-retardant and high-heat-resista

This week, the comprehensive operating load of domestic recycled PC enterprises is 44.5%, a decrease of 2.0 percentage points compared to the previous period. The production thresholds for optical-grade and high-transparency recycled PC are relative