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POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene July 2016: Price decline gathers speed over course of the month / Many segments trending towards oversupply / Converters start building up stocks / Erosion expected to slow down in August
03.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics July 2016: SM drop pulls notations down / Transactions vary greatly / Declines at times exceed cost reduction / Players anticipate little change going forward
03.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene July 2016: More and more rebates offered / Imports dash producers' hopes of passing on higher costs / Compounds mostly firm / Stabilisation likely in August
03.08.2016
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PVC July 2016: Base material market largely calm / Virtual explosion in titanium dioxide costs pushes rigid blends prices up / Flexible speciality grades also rise slightly
02.08.2016
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2016: Additional price corrections / PE caves in despite rising C2 costs / PP and PVC still in a rollover / Styrenics plummet
14.07.2016
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Polyethylene June 2016: Rise in ethylene contract hardly has any impact / Buyers finally achieve long hoped-for turnaround / Notations start to slide / Prices likely to remain under pressure in July
05.07.2016
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Polypropylene June 2016: Producers' margins narrow slightly / Cost rise not passed through in full / Market well supplied / Horizontal cost movement in July
05.07.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics June 2016: Rising prices after renewed SM increase / Large price range for agreements / Premiums mostly below increasing costs / Discounts likely in July
05.07.2016
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PVC June 2016: Notations reflect higher costs / Suppliers manage to realise slight margin gains / Titanium dioxide drives rigid blends up disproportionately / Additional firming expected in July
04.07.2016
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2016: Higher feedstock costs push notations up / Occasional price cuts reported only for PE / Demand stronger than in May / Prices could crumble during the course of the month
14.06.2016
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Polyethylene May 2016: Producers fail to pass on costs in full / Imports boost supply / Demand subdued due to bank holidays / Despite rise in ethylene cost, rollover expected for June
03.06.2016
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Polypropylene May 2016: Standard material producers struggle to pass on higher costs / Tough negotiations likely in June / Compounds trend firm / Anxiety over new indexing plan
03.06.2016
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Styrenics May 2016: PS prices mostly unchanged / Weak rollover for EPS / ABS notations on the rise / Holidays and price speculations dampen demand / Hikes expected for June
03.06.2016
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PVC May 2016: Price hikes exceed cost rise / Higher titanium dioxide notations pull unplasticised blends up / Strikes across France limit availability / Further increases likely
02.06.2016
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2016: Polyolefin notations start to soften / Producers' ability to pass on costs is put into question / EVA and PVC trending upwards / PS remains firm
13.05.2016
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Polyethylene April 2016: Price hikes bring small margin improvements / EVA climbs steeply after outage in Germany / Buyers plan to break producers' practice of lifting prices in line with cost rise
04.05.2016
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Polypropylene April 2016: Hikes top cost rise slightly / Producers take advantage of tightening trend / More structural adjustments for compounds / Firming likely in May
04.05.2016
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Styrenics April 2016: Styrene cost rise passed on / Some producers secure gains beyond the cost increase / Construction sector drives demand / Notations expected to hold stable in May
04.05.2016
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PVC April 2016: Producers manage to improve margins / Titanium dioxide price hike drives rigid blends notations up / Season gets off to a strong start / Further increases likely in May
03.05.2016
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2016: Most increases exceed feedstock cost rise / PVC suppliers lift margins / PP remains under considerable upward pressure
14.04.2016
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Polyethylene March 2016: Notations continue to firm over the course of the month / Producers pass on only part of the cost reduction / Buyers stock up as much as possible / Significant increases expected in April
05.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene March 2016: Standard grades increasingly firm / Maintenance and sinking imports propel turnaround / Hikes along the entire C3 chain expected in April
05.04.2016
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Styrenics March 2016: Significant SM cost rise drives notations up / Demand increases / Many processors engage in pre-emptive buying / Uptrend expected to continue in April
05.04.2016
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PVC March 2016: Processors manage to obtain cost decline / Demand dampened by good inventories and Easter quiet / Rise in ethylene contract and seasonal demand point to increases in April
04.04.2016
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2016: Olefin notations gradually stabilise / Diverging price movements / Rise in SM contract drives styrenics up / Firming tendency
14.03.2016
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