Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) & Polystyrene (PS)
Impacting key industries including automotive, FMCG, healthcare and food packaging
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Price & market indicators
As PS is widely used in the food-service industry, food packaging demand is a key driver in these markets. PS and EPS are also heavily influenced by feedstock movements in styrene as well as styrene’s feedstocks.
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