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American Chemistry Council

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture
13.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America April: Prices firmer across the board / Producers use their pricing power to improve margins / More significant increases expected in May / Resistance from converters grows
12.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America March: Soaring feedstock costs drive prices significantly higher / Export demand supports polyolefins / Further (substantial) price increases from producers likely in April, with improved margins
07.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America February: Firmer feedstock prices drive PP, PVC, PS upwards / PE and engineering grades remain unchanged due to weak demand / Iran war pushes oil prices higher / Prices in March likely to stay unchanged or trend firmer
10.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America January: Hikes for polyolefins, PVC, polystyrene / Higher feedstock prices, Winter Storm Fern support quotations / Margin pressure increases for engineering grades / February expected to be sideways to slightly firmer
09.02.2026
NORTH AMERICA
Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card
04.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America December: Except for polystyrene, rollovers prevail / Weak end markets slow down growth / Only gradual recovery expected in 2026
13.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America November: Fundamental market weakness, lower feedstock costs put pressure on prices / End of year expected to be quiet
10.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America October: Polymers still under pressure / Weak demand, lower feedstock prices slow down the market / Revival not expected in November
11.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America September: Prices stable or lower / Demand still weak in key customer industries / Lower oil prices put pressure on costs / No recovery expected in October
07.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America August: Prices show mixed development / Falling prices for primary products, high inventories, weak demand characterise situation / No recovery expected in September
09.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America July: Mixed price development / Demand remains weak in all customer sectors, but feedstocks trend firmer / Tariff agreement fails to completely eliminate uncertainty
05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America June: Prices trend sideways or firmer / Uncertainty due to US tariff policy / Hurricane season likely to trigger more stock purchases / Price increases announced for standard thermoplastics in July
15.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America May: Prices unchanged or down / Key sectors still weak / Tariff policy continues to create uncertainty / Feedstock costs predominantly lower / Sluggish environment set to continue in June
11.06.2025
PFAS
Trump EPA to scale back parts of Biden-era regulatory focus / Restrictions on PFOA and PFOS should survive rewrite
20.05.2025
DENKA
Japanese chemical group to shutter US chloroprene plant / Severe financial losses / Trump's reversal of lawsuit not enough
19.05.2025
PFAS
EPA chief seeks own PFAS strategy / Zeldin announces ‘major actions' / Details still cloudy
13.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America April: Prices broadly under pressure / Demand remains subdued in almost all sectors / US tariff policy unsettles processors / No recovery expected in May
06.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America March: Prices trend mostly sideways / Weak basis, falling feedstock prices and “enormous uncertainty due to tariffs” / Further reductions likely in April
08.04.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA
Trump EPA drops Biden-era lawsuit against Denka / Chloroprene risk claimed to be overstated
19.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America February: Unrest on US polymer market due to Trump's threat of import tariffs / Prices vary but predominantly stable
11.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America January: Enzo, Trump drive up prices of standard thermoplastics / Engineering grades stagnate in weak market / Uncertainty around tariffs in February
11.02.2025
PFAS
Lawsuit wants Chemours fined for discharges overshoot / Quo vadis EPA?
05.02.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
‘Trump 2.0' will see major changes in climate legislation / ACC staffers return to EPA
29.01.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America December: Stable to slightly falling prices in combination with sluggish demand and adequate supply / Feedstock quotations firmer recently / Price rises in January unlikely
14.01.2025
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