Vestolit

Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2010: French strikes push prices up again / Half the cost rise factored into polyolefins / PS recoups SM hike in full / PVC in strong rollover / Limited output slows momentum

Standard Thermoplastics in October 2010: French strikes halt slide in notations / LDPE firm / PP down / PVC rolls over / PS moves up / Supply tight / Cost rise brings storm clouds

Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2010: Polyolefins largely stable / PVC remains in low gear / PS margins continue to improve / EPS down / Close watch on impact of French strikes

Standard Thermoplastics in September 2010: Polyolefins bend under pressure / PVC makes little progress / PS margins improve / EPS demand sluggish / Supply improves while demand slackens / Price pressure continues

Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2010: Polyolefins move sidewards / EVA tight and expensive / PVC inches upward / PS firms considerably / Supply gradually normalising / Strong demand / Trends are stable

Vestolit declares force majeure for PVC and VCM from Marl

Distributing Vestolit PVC products in central Europe

Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2010: Polyolefin notations run in place / PVC upswing loses some of its momentum / SM collapses / All styrenics in steady downtrend / Supply mostly limited / Order volume stable / Market may be turning around

Paste PVC prices to be determined on a monthly basis