1. Impacts from the financial crisis are still there The global non-expandable polystyrene (PS) production units are mainly distributed in Northeast Asia, North America, WesternEurope, Southeast Asia and South America...1. Impacts from the financial crisis are still there The global non-expandable polystyrene (PS) production units are mainly distributed in Northeast Asia, North America, WesternEurope, Southeast Asia and South America, (the expandable polystyrene information is not involved in this report) With impacts from the drastic profit reduction in the PS consuming sectors and the appearance of some lowprice substitutes, PS makers suffered some difficulties in operation, even in survival in2009. Some well-known PS producers in the world regrouped and even spun off the PS business. For example, The Dow Chemical shut down its 120 000 t/a PS unit in Zhangjiagang of Jiangsu展开更多
文摘1. Impacts from the financial crisis are still there The global non-expandable polystyrene (PS) production units are mainly distributed in Northeast Asia, North America, WesternEurope, Southeast Asia and South America, (the expandable polystyrene information is not involved in this report) With impacts from the drastic profit reduction in the PS consuming sectors and the appearance of some lowprice substitutes, PS makers suffered some difficulties in operation, even in survival in2009. Some well-known PS producers in the world regrouped and even spun off the PS business. For example, The Dow Chemical shut down its 120 000 t/a PS unit in Zhangjiagang of Jiangsu
