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Polymer Prices Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2015: Fall in polyolefin notations exceeds cost reduction / PVC and PS declines in line with the feedstocks / Demand more subdued than expected
15.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene August 2015: Price cuts slightly exceed cost reduction / Market situation returning to normal / Imports improve supply situation / Specified HD types remain short / Further significant reductions expected in September
03.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics August 2015: Notations give way / Rebates mostly exceed cost relief / Summer lull and expectations of price drop curb demand / Fresh SM decline will trigger further concessions
03.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene August 2015: Price reductions slightly greater than price relief / Producers‘ margins still well-padded / Market trending long / Downslide will gather speed in September
03.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES
PVC August 2015: Producers pass on proportionate cost rise / Tough price round ends in a stalemate / Fall in titanium dioxide impacts rigid blends / Additional declines expected in September
03.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2015: Price cuts for PE and PVC still smaller than cost reduction / PP often a little higher / PS follows closely in the footsteps of SM / Imports more plentiful / Continuing price pressure
17.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene July 2015: Weak rollover dominates / Supply not yet sufficiently balanced / An improvement is nevertheless evident / Prices expected to fall in August / Demand will dictate the size of the reductions
05.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene July 2015: Standard grades tumble farther than monomer / Supply mostly back to normal as imports pad / Base compounds regather momentum / Price plunge in August
05.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics July 2015: Fall in PS notations exceeds monomer slide / EPS decline not as steep / ABS moves into a rollover / Price pressure will continue into August
05.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
PVC July 2015: Rollover for base and emulsion grades / Slight downward corrections for compounds / Supply improves considerably / Price declines likely in August
05.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2015: Supply situation on the road to recovery / PE rolls over / PP follows the monomer down / PVC trending stable to slightly upward / PS takes its cue from the monomer trend
14.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene June 2015: Increases once again reach triple digits / Margins at record levels / Improvement slowly coming into sight / Notations likely to roll over or even fall in July
03.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene June 2015: Hikes continuously diminished / Prices barely exceed cost increase / Supply improves / Some relief likely in July / Compounds still firm
03.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
PVC June 2015: Producers once again achieve significant margin improvements / Tight market drives prices up / Supply situation appears to be easing / Notations could stabilise in July
03.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics June 2015: Price boom comes to an end / Only ABS pointing up slightly / PS already crumbling / EPS rolls over / Holiday season will dampen demand in July / Discounts expected across the board
03.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2015: Polyethylene continues to point up / Further triple-digit increases / PP and PVC also see substantial hikes / Solely PS remains stable
15.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene May 2015: Price hikes exceed all records / Commodity plastic is more expensive than ever in Europe / Outages at southern European crackers quash initial signs of recovery / No improvement expected in June
03.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene May 2015: Wild upward flight continues / Market remains extremely tight / Improvements short-lived / June could see price records / Compounders' margins under pressure
03.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics May 2015: Renewed SM price hike drives notations up / ABS remains tight / PS and EPS markets ease slightly / Uptrend continues into June
03.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
PVC May 2015: Increasingly tight supply situation drives notations up / Producers achieve margin gains / Little change expected in June / Prices continue to rise
03.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2015: Renewed significant hikes for polyolefins / PVC also rising steeply / Styrenics take a breather at impressive high / Situation only expected to improve by end of the quarter
14.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene April 2015: Catastrophic supply situation drives prices up / Ethylene price no longer plays a role / Further rises likely in May / Growing incentives for imports offer some small consolation
06.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene April 2015: Prices for standard PP explode as supply continues to tighten / Compounds follow the C3 cost rise / Commodities at monomer level / Further increases likely although notations could soon peak
06.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics April 2015: SM cost explosion continues to drive prices up / PS and ABS reach levels last seen in autumn 2013 / Processors focus on securing volumes / Additional hikes likely in May
06.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
PVC April 2015: Producers achieve margin gains / Maintenance turnarounds and production problems curtail supply / Substantial, across-the-board increases / Additional hikes likely in May
06.05.2015
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