Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, and its affiliate companies in Europe announced today a price increase for all polystyrene (PS). Effective August 1, 2019, 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 50 Euro per metric ton
- STYRON™ and STYRON A-Tech™ and STYRON X- Tech™ high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by 50 Euro per metric ton