Market Update

April 4, 2024
Hope to See You at NPE

NPE is this May 6-10 at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, FL. And Star is located at booth S35203 in the Recycling and Sustainability Zone. Stop by and say...

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March 8, 2024
Price Increases and Transportation Challenges

In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of movement in the market: The styrene monomer (SM) shortage supports increases such as American Styrenics who announced 7 CPP on...

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February 20, 2024
Orders and Prices are on the Rise

There is just too much happening to wait any longer to publish this extra edition of the MMU, so here we go! Overall Market - Talking with customers which includes OEMs,...

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February 2, 2024
Merger and Logistics Constraints

PC For Q1/24, demand for PC is expected to increase by over 2.5% and sales are expected to increase by 3.0%+ and 5.1% in Q1 and Q2 2024 respectively with lower inventories of...

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January 3, 2024
Blockage at Canals Lead This Month’s Challenges

Shipping and canal issues: Panama Canal – The drought at the lake which services the Panama Canal in Central America is forcing ships to take longer routes to the East Coast....

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