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Petrochemicals (127)

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POLYMER PRICES
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)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate April 2013: Calm on all fronts / Notations continue to roll sideways / Business still lively / Prices very close to those of primary materials / Stability likely (19.04.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate April 2013: Sinking virgin prices have little effect / Building season lends impetus / rPE uneven / rPP continues sideways / Primary market provides a damper (18.04.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate March 2013: Primary market price hikes drive triple-digit increases for rPA and rPC / rABS, rPOM and rPP remain stable / Brisk ordering / Rises in base polymer costs will continue in Q2 / Further price hikes in April (20.03.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate March 2013: Strong rollover in shadow of rising virgin prices / Slight upwind for rPE and rHIPS / rPP sideways / Input costs higher / Season starts will boost demand (19.03.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate February 2013: Notations mostly firm / Automotive demand rising greatly / OEMs switch to cheaper secondary material / Muted upward pressure (22.02.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate February 2013: Flat notations reflect primary market weakness / Hike plans run aground on stable but expensive input costs / Budding spring demand and firm oil could support higher prices in March (21.02.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate January 2013: Notations mostly firm as new year gets underway / rPA sheds a few feathers / Inventory top-ups lead to large volume sales / Primary market surge could engulf secondary materials, too (21.01.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate January 2013: Neater rLDPE moves up with virgin material / rHDPE, rPP and rPS firm / Restocking of LDPE regrind slower than expected / Base material prices rise (18.01.2013)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate December 2012: Most grades end 2012 on a stable footing / Some PA materials suffer bruises / Quarterly contracts ensure base polymer will remain expensive / Threat of major virgin price hikes likely to drive recyclate notations up (17.12.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate December 2012: Wide price gap to virgin material takes pressure off rLDPE / Few weak spots in rHDPE / Weak rollover for rPP / Rises in primary notations expected for January (14.12.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate November 2012: Most grades roll over / Weak primary market pressures rABS and rPC/ABS / Orders decline considerably / Early production shut-downs aimed at supporting rollover (20.11.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate November 2012: Dramatic declines for transparent material / Oversupply and seasonal weakness pressure rHDPE and rPP / rPS stable / Production cuts aimed at forcing rollover (19.11.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate October 2012: Recyclate prices not yet affected by weakness of primary market / Rollover predominates / First signs of notations crumbling for rPA and rPC / Demand slows down / Prices likely to remain stable for the time being (19.10.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate October 2012: Polyolefins in a strong rollover / Knock-on effect of downswing in primary market pressures rPS / Output slacker / Expensive input material drives recyclate notations (18.10.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate September 2012: Most polymers see a rollover / Search for alternatives to expensive virgin material compensates weakening trend / Demand slowdown not yet visible (20.09.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate September 2012: rPE and rPP prices rising / Expensive primary polymers drive demand for neat regrind / More expensive base material costs / Pressure on margins brings risk of increase (19.09.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate August 2012: Primary market rally upsets summer lull in secondary sector / Recyclers respond by hiking low-priced material / Base polymer threatened by new wave of price increases / Q3 could come to a turbulent end (20.08.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate August 2012: Primary market about-face hits rPE / rPP and rPS remain stable / Procurement costs tending higher / Building and agriculture segments lead seasonal rally (17.08.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate July 2012: Little movement in early summer / Primary market turbulence has scant impact on secondary sector / Demand robust despite holiday period / Prices likely to roll over (20.07.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate July 2012: Bottoming out of primary notations curbs secondary sector rebates / rPS still in stable sideways mode / Renewed petrochemical price rally has recyclers ready to pounce (19.07.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate June 2012: All grades roll over / Most plastic scrap easily available / rABS and rPP compounds tight / Approaching summer break could dampen demand / Slight risk of hikes for rPC (21.06.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate June 2012: Primary market's downturn impacts rLDPE and rPP / Niche grades and rPS still stable / Downward correction in recyclate notations appears inevitable (20.06.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate May 2012: rPA 6 and rPC prices rise despite slack bank holiday business / Other grades roll over / Plastic scrap still expensive but more readily available / Despite poor margins, prices likely to roll over at the end of Q2 (17.05.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate May 2012: Only minor gains for producers / Buyers' hold-out in primary market influences secondary sector / Persistently high procurement costs meet order slowdown / First plants idled (16.05.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate April 2012: Rising trend as Q2 starts / Primary polymer increases roll on /Tight supply of input material drives secondary costs upward / Triple-digit increases could be in store for May (20.04.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate April 2012: Breather from rLDPE film price rises / Slack Easter holiday demand brakes momentum / Capacity cuts for rPE / Tightness drives rPP and HIPS forward / Building season comes to life (19.04.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate March 2012: Secondary ABS continues to rise / Upward tendencies for rPA and rPC / rPOM and rPP compounds stay put / Production scrap increasingly tight and expensive / Price rises imminent (19.03.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate March 2012: Primary market surge pulls secondary notations up / Double-digit rises for rPP and rPS / Slighter gains for rPE / Virgin polymer tight and expensive / Substantial hikes planned (16.03.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate February 2012: Anticipated primary market increases coupled with product shortages drive ABS and PA 6 recyclate up / Rollover dominates elsewhere / Supply and demand stable at a high level / Feedstocks continue to rise (20.02.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate February 2012: Upward momentum across the board / Primary market price surge pulls secondary sector out of the dregs / Rapid draw-down of inventories / Fresh hikes a strong possibility (17.02.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate January 2012: Prices roll over across the board / Stock replenishing measures drive demand / Automotive sector gets off to a strong start / Recyclers plan significant hikes (19.01.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate January 2012: Firming primary market ends secondary price slide / Rollover for rPP and weak rollover for rPE / Early gains for PS / Output normal despite building off-season / Increasing risk of hikes (18.01.2012)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate December 2011: Stability prevails / rPOM follows primary material down slightly / rPP producers pass on cost reductions / Automotive suppliers begin end-of-year rallye / Rollover likely (19.12.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate December 2011: Prices slide again despite weak rollover for primary material and run on recyclate / Short month and high output limit stock-building efforts / Rollover likely despite high costs (16.12.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate November 2011: Pressure from crumbling primary market impacts secondary sector / Prices for rABS, rPC and rPP-Copo compounds slip / Margins suffer as plastic scrap prices remain high / Recyclers will take a tough line on a rollover (21.11.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate November 2011: Downswing trend in primary market pressures rLDPE, rPP / Weak rollover for rHDPE and rHIPS / Building absorbs large output / High costs / Rollover mostly sought (18.11.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate October 2011: End to the primary market's Q3 price cap causes recyclate notations to crumble / Double-digit falls abound / rPP compounds stable / Availability of plastic scrap improves / Declining orders / Stability possible (20.10.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate October 2011: Primary market corrections have little impact / rLLDPE mostly flat / rPP and rPS shaky / Input material tight and expensive / Stability likely despite waning building season (19.10.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate September 2011: Virgin material's instability hits rPA, rPOM and rPC / Plastic scrap still tight and expensive / Demand for inexpensive recyclate remains strong / Suppliers intend to take hard line (20.09.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate September 2011: Notations mostly roll over / Gains for opaque rPE and rPS / Occasional concessions for rPE and rPP / Base material tight / Building market may continue to drive (19.09.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate August 2011: Notations remain stable to firm / rPA and rPC/ABS blends still tight / Demand appears to be holding up well / rPP compounds may come under some degree of pressure (22.08.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate August 2011: Notations mostly stable / Minor declines seen for film recyclate at the upper end of the range / Procurement costs still high / Market's direction at the moment still unclear (19.08.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate July 2011: Secondary market remains resistant despite pressure from virgin material / rPA 6.6 and rPC see reductions / Higher primary cost also impacts production scrap / Situation likely to stabilise despite slack ordering (20.07.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate July 2011: Secondary market unfazed by lower primary prices / Gains for rHDPE / Plastics waste still costly / Building industry dominates buying / Higher feedstocks end virgin price slide (19.07.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate June 2011: Stability pervades / Price rises for rPA 6 and rPC blends / Ultra-low rPOM prices brought into line / Production scrap remains short / Margins threatened by price hikes in primary sector (20.06.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate June 2011: Secondary market not yet hit by monomer-related slide / Stable with firming trend / Most buyers on allocation / Building demand nears peak / Producers still seeking hikes (17.06.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate May 2011: Range narrows with rPA, rPC and rPP / Availability of production scrap improves slightly / Demand still lively / No consensus on price hikes (20.05.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate May 2011: Recyclers pass costs through despite primary market at zenith / rHIPS moves sideways on virgin weakness / rPE partly on allocation / Demand drives / Continued risk of hikes (19.05.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate April 2011: Producers initially reluctant to pass on higher costs / Corrections only at the upper end of the scale / Shortage of plastic scrap / Supply of recyclate inadequate / Price increases planned after Easter (20.04.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate April 2011: Price hikes dominate the scene despite easing of primary market / Many polyolefins rise significantly / Only rPS stable / Scarcity of plastic scrap drives notations further up (19.04.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate March 2011: More price increases ahead as cost wave has secondary market in its grip / Virgin material tighter and more expensive / Booming demand / Strong risk of hikes remains (21.03.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate March 2011: Rises in primary sector hit secondary market in full force / Demand for high quality product strong / Waste availability narrows / Further hikes are likely this month (18.03.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate February 2011: Excessive demand leads to supply battles for secondary material / Recyclers pass on only part of higher costs, but bleeding margins could force their hand going forward (16.02.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate February 2011: rABS and rPA hit by primary polymer price surge / Explosion at top end of rPOM / Scrap ever tighter / Switch from virgin to recyclate / Suppliers seek hikes of 5-6% in March (16.02.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate January 2011: Notations still climbing as new year begins / Hikes in primary sector drive the market / Material supply tighter / Fresh wave of costs leads producers to announce hikes (19.01.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate January 2011: Momentum from primary market drives range upward / rABS and rPOM tight / Fresh FM limits rPA / Pipeline refilling and price surge for virgin polymer fuel demand (19.01.2011)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate December 2010: Most hikes go through / rHDPE recyclate stable / rPP and rPS corrected upward again / Run on primary polymer trickles down / Producers are seeking fresh increases (17.12.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate December 2010: Hikes on primary market leave regrind cold / Market battles pressure rPOM / Additives drive up rPC GF / Demand surprisingly strong / Shortages could fuel upswing (17.12.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate November 2010: Mostly stable / Price rises only at the upper end of the rABS and rPA 6 range / Supply of primary material improves / Demand continues lively / Risk of increase remains (18.11.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate November 2010: Planned increases for rLDPE not all realised / rHDPE remains stable, rPP and rPS move up only slightly / Demand mostly continues good / Risk of hikes is still present (18.11.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate October 2010: Upswing for rLDPE / Weakening seen for rHDPE / Other notations firm / Trend toward undersupply / Demand strong on the whole / Continuing risk of hikes (20.10.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate October 2010: Dregs at the bottom of the market stirred up / Long-term low-priced contracts jacked up steeply / Material in the PIE range stable / Lively demand / K 2010 to point the way (20.10.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Recyclate September 2010: Diverging movements in standard segment / Adequate supply meets normal demand / Trend in primary sector caps polyolefins / For engineering grades, the calm before the storm (20.09.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Recyclate August 2010: Standard grades firm despite crumbling primary notations / Shortage of material drives rPA and rPC up steeply (19.08.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Recyclate July 2010: Some standard grades point sharply upward / Low end of engineering plastics range lifted (20.07.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastic recyclate remains stable in June / Some prices decrease / Secondary engineering polymers still caught in upward spiral / Polyamide leads the price upswing (21.06.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Recyclate prices continue their upward climb in May / Hikes for almost all products as market remains tight (21.05.2010)

POLYMER PRICES
Tightness of primary market spills over into secondary sector / Regrind prices rise for both standard and engineering grades / No relief likely in the short term (23.04.2010)

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