Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today price increases for all polystyrene (PS) and ABS grades. Effective immediately, or as existing contract terms allow, the March 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 100 Euro per metric ton
- MAGNUM™ ABS resins by 70 Euro per metric ton
About Trinseo
Trinseo is a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and
synthetic rubber. We are focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solution to help our
customers create products that touch lives every day – products that are intrinsic to how we live our
lives – across a wide range of end-markets, including automotive, consumer electronics, appliances,
lighting, electrical, carpet, paper and board, building and construction, and tires. Trinseo had
approximately $5.1 billion in revenue in 2014, with 19 manufacturing sites around the world, and
approximately 2,100 employees.
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