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Polymer Prices Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend May 2020: With PE, most producers factor in half the C2 reduction / Battle for price cuts heats up / Industrial packaging on tough road back to normality	14.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene April 2020: Order activity varies / Producers consider controlling supply / More price cuts expected in May after cost of ethylene drops again	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene April 2020: Triple-digit rebates across the board / Coronavirus hits automotive demand / Compounding lines shut / More rebates likely in May	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics April 2020: Prices continue to plummet / Partial transfer of cost reductions / Softening in the course of the month / Coronavirus crisis shapes demand / Smaller discounts expected in May	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC April 2020: Notations fall after cost of ethylene plunges / Producers hang on to margin component / Further price reductions expected in May	05.05.2020
CHINA Polypropylene prices surge on the back of demand for medical masks / Government intervention to control market	28.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?	24.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend April 2020: Producers' price targets mostly meaningless / Converters push for larger cuts / Reductions certain before end of month / Demand reflects hoarding and waiting	15.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics March 2020: Prices in free fall after styrene reference crash / Processors securing stocks to weather the coronavirus pandemic / Massive turbulence in April is in the cards	03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene March 2020: C3 setback pressures PP / Compounds unchanged / Converters lack common strategy / Sharp downswing likely in April	03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene March 2020: Injection moulding grades under pressure / Film grades manage to hold ground / Demand for blow moulding material runs wild / Many stocks overflowing / C2 crash will drive polymer notations down	03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC March 2020: C2 price fall keeps demands for an increase in check / Only slight changes in notations in most cases / Pastes feel somewhat more pressure / Larger reductions foreseeable in April	02.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend March 2020: Notations fall on a broad front / Only PVC bucks the trend / High uncertainty due to coronavirus / Drop in oil price intensifies pressure	12.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene February 2020: Purchasing restraint keeps price rise in check / Development of demand uncertain due to coronavirus epidemic / Producers will aim to pass on only part of C2 cost reduction	04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene February 2020: Market still without momentum / Inventory drawdowns curb demand / Rising demand could keep March prices stable	04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics February 2020: Prices continue to rise along with the SM reference / Ample supply / Markup level softens somewhat over the course of the month / Prices will begin to decrease again in March	04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC February 2020: Demands for an increase partially pushed through towards end of month / Slightly reduced supply / Producers aiming for rollover in March / Supply situation worsens	03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March	13.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics January 2020: Prices turn upward again / Full cost transfer for PS and ABS in most cases / Demand receives boost from inventory replenishment / Further hikes expected in February	05.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene January 2020: Planned price hikes go up in smoke / Demand still not great / Some plants operating with reduced output / Coronavirus outbreak could hit business in China / Downtrend expected	05.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene January 2020: Producer price hikes mostly fall flat / Ordering surprisingly strong / Seasonal effects will boost February demand / Minimal hikes possible	05.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC January 2020: Unexpectedly dynamic demand / Calls for increases initially come to nothing / Slight price reductions for compounds / Renewed attempts to improve margins in February	04.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2020: Polyolefins trending just slightly up / Styrenics make up the ground lost in December / Demand picks up only slowly / Selective price increases over the rest of the month	14.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene December 2019: Small C2 increase ignored / Prices roll over or fall slightly / Producers suffer margin reductions / Demand affected by short working month / Little change expected in January	06.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene December 2019: All products roll over / Little change seen for January / Demand mostly below average	06.01.2020

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