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POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC September 2013: Base material goes up slightly more than feedstocks / Compounds increase due to more expensive additives / Crumbling prices likely in October
03.10.2013
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Standard Thermoplastics PE September 2013: Producers succeed in passing on increased costs / Attempts at margin improvements fail / Renewed fall in ethylene notation puts pressure on prices / Tough battles likely
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PP September 2013: Propylene hike drives prices higher / Producers fail to secure more than the cost rise / General reluctance to buy / Prices likely to drop in October
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Styrenics September 2013: Passing on of SM costs drives PS and EPS to record heights / Processors buy only bare minimum / ABS prices rise slightly / Imminent price correction
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2013: Polyolefin rise held to cost increase / PVC and styrenics with slightly more momentum / No across-the-board easing / Only PE tending weaker
13.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics August 2013: Notations rise on a broad front and exceed costs / Demand in summer holiday season driven by pre-buying / Substantial increases likely in September
04.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC August 2013: Base material hikes exceed monomer rise / Blending components drive compounds higher / Price momentum could pick up in September
04.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2013: Hikes overcompensate cost rise / Supply limited by production cuts and outages / Demand strong for a summer month / Prices could climb further
13.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics July 2013: All products rise despite stagnating costs / Market tight due to poor supply and normal demand / Monomer-plus-margin strategy drives calls for hikes
05.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC July 2013: Notations surprisingly on the rise / Producers push through margin improvements / Market situation tightens / Cost surge fuels new demands
05.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2013: Moderate increases for most products / Sharp output cuts / Demand still sluggish / Rising crude oil notations support producer hike plans
12.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics June 2013: Margin improvement for PE smaller than hoped / Monomer boosts PP, PS and EPS / Tightness despite weak demand / Costs stable / More hikes ahead
03.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC June 2013: Margins on S-PVC improve less than hoped / Blends rise on higher matrix / Paste rolls over / Hikes sought despite lower cost base
03.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2013: Producers push for margin improvement / Tighter supply supports plans for PE hikes / Other polymers moving higher / Demand still below expectations
14.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics May 2013: Producers hang onto some of their cost relief / Hopes of turnaround unfulfilled / Bottoming out points the way to balanced market / Hikes in June likely
05.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC May 2013: Large percentage of cost reductions passed on / Plasticised compounds strong downward adjustment / Paste prices also falling / Consolidation in June
05.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2013: Naphtha rise not enough to trigger a run / Demand still modest / Ongoing battle for share of cost relief / No Turnaround in sight
14.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics April 2013: PE producers forced to pass on full cost reduction / PP holds up better / PVC and PS buyers also see price cuts / Rising trend in May possible
06.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC April 2013: Most of ethylene decline is passed on for base grades / Plasticiser rebates pressure some products / Pastes hold up / Falling notations certain in May
06.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2013: Producers hold onto half of cost reductions / Falling naphtha strengthens converters' waiting game / Intensity of demand revival will decide further developments
15.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in March 2013: Producers find it hard to pass on costs / Cold weather, soft markets and reluctant buyers dash hike hopes / Cost reduction and rising demand jockey for position in April
04.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC March 2013: Deep freeze in building sector allows only minimal cost pass-through for S-PVC base / Rising plasticiser prices drive S-PVC (P) compounds / April picture dominated by rollover, despite falling ethylene notation
04.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2013: Falling costs upstream dash producers' hopes of triple-digit hikes / Polyolefins rise less than costs / Higher input prices added to PVC, PS and EPS / Supply in line with demand
14.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC February 2013: Minor increases for base polymer / Additives stable / Paste grade flat / Weak building demand pressures / Pronounced upswing expected in spring
05.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in February 2013: Most notations show little change / PE largely rolls over / PP and PVC up slightly / PS and EPS slightly softer / Demand slack / Upturn likely in March
05.03.2013
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