Trinseo announces price increase in Europe

Trinseo, 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), polycarbonate (PC), and ABS grades.

Trinseo is a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber with a focus on delivering innovative, sustainable, and value-creating products that are intrinsic to our daily lives. Effective March 1, 2021, 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 520 Euro per metric ton
• STYRON™ and STYRON A-Tech™, STYRON C-Tech™ and STYRON X- Tech™ high impact polystyrene grades (HIPS) by 520 Euro per metric ton
• CALIBRE™ Polycarbonate Resins by 600 Euro per metric ton
• MAGNUM™ ABS resins by 430 Euro per metric ton