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Recent Polymer Price Reports

Petrochemical Feedstocks/Aromatics May / June 2013	04.06.2013
Standard Thermoplastics May 2013: Producers hang onto some of their cost relief / Hopes of turnaround unfulfilled / Bottoming out points the way to balanced market / Hikes in June likely	05.06.2013
Standard Thermoplastics PVC May 2013: Large percentage of cost reductions passed on / Plasticised compounds strong downward adjustment / Paste prices also falling / Consolidation in June	05.06.2013
Standard Thermoplastics Trend Trend June 2013: Producers push for margin improvement / Tighter supply supports plans for PE hikes / Other polymers moving higher / Demand still below expectations	14.06.2013
Engineering Thermoplastics May 2013: Little movement on the price front / Hoped-for stimulus fails to materialise / Supply adequate despite production cutbacks / Stable costs likely to produce upswing in full working month of June	06.06.2013
PET Packaging May 2013: Only sluggish movement in May / Unseasonably cold weather dampens demand / Capacity cuts slow to grip / PX rolls over / Downward potential for notations	04.06.2013
Polyurethane feedstocks May 2013: Solid benzene price stabilises MDI / TDI and Polyole down / Public holidays slow down orders / Demand below expectations / Increase effect Upstream	23.05.2013
Composites/GRP May 2013: Ortho resins still softening / Demand seasonally strong / Feedstocks higher / Slight further easing possible in June / Glass fibre products unchanged	06.06.2013
Standard Recyclate May 2013: Secondary market reacts to downslide in primary notations / Most products lose ground / Holidays diminish demand / Impetus for firming expected as Q2 ends	17.05.2013
Engineering Recyclate May 2013: Little change / Individual increases only for speciality grades / Focused and quiet work characterise the mood / Stability is the key market operative	21.05.2013

Producers announcements

STYRON Polycarbonate prices go up in July for European markets	18.06.2013
OXEA Prices go up for 1.3 butanediol in July	17.06.2013
LANXESS Perlon-Monofil sets global price increases for synthetic monofilaments	14.06.2013
JUSHI Price increase for North America scheduled for July / Egyptian plant ready by Q4	12.06.2013
CRISTAL GLOBAL Saudi giant joins rest, raising titanium dioxide prices as of July	11.06.2013

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New categories for petrochemicals

The important role petrochemical feedstocks and other starting materials play in price developments for polymers is becoming increasingly evident. To reflect this, PIE is now tracking and publishing both contract and monthly average spot prices for the most important petrochemicals. In addition, we will analyse the volatility of spot prices as well as the level of supply and demand.

Separate tables for Feedstocks (ethylene, propylene, styrene, paraxylene) and Base Chemicals / Aromatics (oil, naphtha, benzene) will bring market developments into the spotlight.

Notes on methodology...

Recent reports...

PVC price reports

In January 2013, PIE reorganized its entire European PVC price reporting.

Four new ranges will replace the existing bandwidths, which will be continued on a pro-forma basis in the reports only for the first six months of 2013.

Further details

Next Dates of publication

02.07.2013

Petrochemical Feedstocks/Aromatics

03.07.2013

Standard Thermoplastics

03.07.2013

Standard Thermoplastics PVC

12.07.2013

Standard Thermoplastics Trend

04.07.2013

Engineering Thermoplastics

02.07.2013

PET Packaging

21.06.2013

Polyurethane feedstocks

04.07.2013

Composites/GRP

20.06.2013

Standard Recyclate

21.06.2013

Engineering Recyclate

European Price Index May 2013

	May	prev. mon.	(change)
Plastixx	2,117.2	2,203.4	( -3.9% )
Plastixx ST	2,176.3	2,270.1	( -4.1% )
Plastixx TT	1,437.2	1,437.0	( +0.0% )

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