Styron announced price increases for PS, ABS and SAN
2013-06-04
Styron Europe GmbH announced on Tuesday price increases for all polystyrene and copolymer grades. The June contract and spot prices will increase as follows: general purpose polystyrene grades (GPPS), high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by 40 Euro per metric ton; ABS resins by 50 Euro per metric ton; SAN resins by 40 Euro per metric ton. The price increases are in response to the rising costs associated with the manufacturing of polystyrene and copolymers grades in Europe.