Polimeri’s Feluy PS still down in Belgium

23 November 2007 18:25  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Polimeri Europa’s high impact polystyrene (HIPS) production in Feluy, Belgium, remains out of action after failing early in October due to technical problems, a company source said on Friday.

Polimeri Europa’s PS production at Feluy runs at 160,000 tonnes/year, split evenly between general purpose polystyrene (GPPS) and HIPS.

GPPS was not affected by production issues.

PS prices fell in line with upstream styrene monomer in November, but producers reported a fine supply-demand balance and several were already talking of increases for December, regardless of any possible styrene moves.

PS producers in Europe include INEOS NOVA, Dow, Total Petrochemicals and Polimeri Europa.

($1 = €0.67)

By: Linda Naylor
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