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POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend May 2021: All prices continue to climb / One record after another / Supply bottlenecks everywhere / Polyolefins and PVC now completely decoupled from the cost base
17.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene April 2021: Supply situation assumes dramatic proportions / Demand generally strong / Some end-markets face bottlenecks / Virtually no imports again in May / Wave of price increases to continue unabated
05.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene April 2021: Notations rise even more steeply / Records set again / Severe bottlenecks worsen / Price rally to continue in May
05.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics April 2021: New round of massive premiums / Fresh highs for PS, EPS and ABS / Supply bottlenecks could worsen in May / Less upwards price pressure from precursors
05.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES
PVC April 2021: Prices still rising / Supply situation remains extremely tight / No end to price increases in sight for May
04.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend April 2021: Extremely tight market drives prices massively up yet again / New record levels in the offing / Prospect of situation easing only with styrenics
16.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene March 2021: Hefty triple-digit increases / Shortage in Europe expected to continue / US converters siphon off much of available material / Demand to remain strong
07.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene March 2021: Notations surge / Tight supply decouples prices from C3 / More hikes inevitable in April
07.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics March 2021: Meteoric rise of prices / All-time highs for all materials / Supply situation worsens for PS and EPS / New premiums in April
07.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES
PVC March 2021: Lack of plasticisers restricting compound production / Pastes getting off lightly / Price hikes set to continue in April
06.04.2021
TURKEY
Pagev: Processors to boycott imported polymers from 1 April / Chinese associations said to be on board / Price 'crash' expected by June
25.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend March 2021: Major market turbulence catapults prices sharply upward / Serious bottlenecks with polyolefins / No short-term improvement in sight
12.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics February 2021: Moderate premiums on PS and EPS / Tight market pushes ABS close to previous record high / SM cost explosion in March fuels massive price rally
03.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene February 2021: Tight supply again triggers triple-digit rises / Hikes clearly exceed C3 gains / Narrower market and more steep increases in store for March
03.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene February 2021: Dramatic price development for all types / Further increases in March / Most volumes subject to allocation / Lurching US market now also siphoning off material from Europe
03.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES
PVC February 2021: Prices climb higher and higher / Demand still lively but availability inadequate / Costs also on the up / No easing of situation imminent / Further increases expected
02.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend February 2021: Polyolefin notations again see sharp upward movement / Massive bottlenecks drive prices / PVC also sees further rises / Only moderate increases for PS and EPS
12.02.2021
TURKEY
Plastics association proposes solutions to surging resin prices / Domestic producers should sell to local processors / Calls for pausing import duties
10.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene January 2021: Producers push through triple-digit hikes / Tight supply boosts margins substantially / More increases likely in February
03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene January 2021: Price hikes include significant rise in margins / Demand suffers from tight availability / Some converters claim to be victims of 'extortion' / More price rises in February
03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics January 2021: Triple-digit premiums again on all materials / SM costs fuel PS and EPS price hikes / Tight market leads to massive increases for ABS / Prices likely to rise only slightly in February
03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES
PVC January 2021: Price boom continues / Tight market situation and lively demand drive notations / Cost upturn through C2 / Further increases expected in February
02.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend January 2021: Cracker outages and limitations with downstream PE products drive up prices / Lack of imports for blow moulding and pipe materials / Further increases before end of month
15.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene December 2020: Pandemic-related stockpiling boosts demand / Significant rise in prices / Upward trend unlikely to turn around in January / Ordering could see a small dip
06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene December 2020: Hikes outpace C3 rise / Tight market gives producers tailwind / Further increases mulled to improve margins
06.01.2021
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