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European RPS and RABS: Market stability amid unchanged fundamentals / Demand from Asia drives light colored segment / The proposal for a regulation on end-of-life vehicles is still far from being finalized: recyclers

European RPS and RABS: Market stability amid unchanged fundamentals / Demand from Asia drives light colored segment / The proposal for a regulation on end-of-life vehicles is still far from being finalized: recyclers

Jun 20, 2024

The European recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene andrecycled polystyrene markets were stable in the week endedJune 19, according to numerous participants attending industryevent Plastics Recycling Show Europe.As any impact from the end-of-life vehicle regulationproposal was expected to be at least five years away, the marketfundamentals were regarded as broadly stable on steadily lowdemand from non-automotive applications.PRSE, the biggest industry event for plastics recycling inEurope, opened door at RAI, Amsterdam June 19. R-PS and R-ABSmarket sources said that the market had been quite uninspiringrecently, while mixed feedback on demand from the constructionindustry was heard.A recycler focused on recycling EPS said construction demandhad been doing well for materials that would go into insulationapplications. In some areas of the European market there is a growing premium for lighter colored materials, such as light grey and white,...

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