Styron Announces Price Increases for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

Styron, the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS) and copolymer grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the May contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:

STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS), STYRON™ and STYRON A-TECH™ high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by 35 Euro per metric ton
MAGNUM™ ABS resins by 35 Euro per metric ton
TYRIL™ SAN resins by 35 Euro per metric ton

Source: Styron