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) grades. Effective January 1, 2018, or as existing contract terms allow, the contract and spot prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:
- STYRON™ general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS) by 25 Euro per metric ton
- STYRON™ and STYRON A-TECH™ high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by 30 Euro per metric ton