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Data Legend. The Polystyrene Scrap price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 4 locations, as follows:
- US: transaction, fob
- NE Asia: transaction, fob, Japan
- Europe: transaction, fob, France
- C. Europe: transaction, fob, Czech Republic
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Price Dynamics. The Polystyrene price in United States increased during September 2018 to 996 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 21% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Polystyrene prices in United States increased significantly by 78%. Meanwhile, in Japan, the average price of Polystyrene amounted to 515 USD per metric ton, from 427 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Polystyrene price in Japan is 5% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Polystyrene in France rose throughout September 2018, reaching 514 USD per metric ton. The price in France is 5% higher than the average price in the previous month and 18% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Polystyrene prices in Czech Republic increased modestly during September 2018, reaching 831 per, which means a rise of 3% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 19% from the previous year’s price.
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About Polystyrene. Polystyrene Waste includes parings, scrap, and other types of wastes from the production and use of Polystyrene, a versatile polymer with a wide range of applications. PS waste can be used as material for recycling, both physical, employing thermal melting and forming, and chemical, using pyrolysis or hydrogenation cracking to obtain raw material for new PS products. The waste can even be incinerated, in thermal recycling, delivering energy to another production process and generating almost no toxic residues. To achieve the best results, Polystyrene Waste must be cleaned and sorted into grades before entering the recycling process.
It can be transported in bags, containers, silo vehicles, and others. In case of Expandable Polystyrene (EPS), the storage should be made in a well ventilated place, since pentane can naturally evolve from EPS as a gas into atmosphere and is flammable at low concentration (1.3% volume in air).
The uses and applications of Polystyrene Waste may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Polystyrene Waste are General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS); High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS); Expandable Polystyrene (EPS), in the forms of molded foam; expanded beads; and resins.
As previously mentioned, Polystyrene Waste can be used for physical and chemical recycling, thus generating raw material for new PS products. It also can be thermally recycled for energy generation. In addition, products that cannot be recycled to produce the same products can be used for another destination.
