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Podcast: Landscape of the US polystyrene market into 2021

2020 has been a challenging year for polystyrene (PS).

Many of the consumer polymers have shown relatively strong performance in spite of the overall economic gloom, but PS has not seen the same strength.

What have been the struggles for polystyrene and will this trend continue into 2021?

Listen in as our experts Alex Lidback and Zachary Moore analyse the PS landscape in this podcast.

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