Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2018: Still only minor price movements with polyolefins / Significant reductions with styrenics / Limited supply with HDPE and homopolymer PP
At the beginning of October, European standard thermoplastic prices showed a very mixed picture. There were small increases with HDPE and PP, while EVA and styrenics witnessed price cuts. Notations for LDPE, LLDPE and PVC largely remained at their previous month's levels. Significant price movements occurred at most with PS and EPS, while the changes with the polyolefins tended to be on the small side. With most materials, supply was reasonable and in some cases could be described as good. However,... (15.10.2018)