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POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in April 2010: Further increases / PP and polystyrenes with triple-digit rise / LDPE margins improve / Supply still tight / Demand much livelier / Notations expected to rise less sharply in May
05.05.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2010: Prices still spiralling higher / LDPE and PP tightness bites / PP and styrenics see triple-digit rise / Lively seasonal demand coincides with supply shortfall
15.04.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics in March 2010: Further increases go through / Severe shortages of LDPE and PP / Unbalanced production / Imports scarce / Seasonal upturn begins / Price hikes will dominate the picture in April
07.04.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2010: Upward movement continues as Q1 ends / Size of hikes diminishes / Supplies show signs of tightening / Seasonal demand upswing thwarted by weather
12.03.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics in February 2010: Further massive increases for polyolefins / PVC producers pass on higher costs / PS margins improve / EPS stagnates / Supply tends tight / Upward price trend set to continue
03.03.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2010: Polyolefin prices rocket / Triple-digit rises the norm / PVC posts gains / PS margins improve / Building lull dampens EPS / Producers scramble to move notations up
12.02.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics in January 2010: Feedstock costs drive notations up significantly / Unusual circumstances / Converters in a bind / End markets put up resistance / Further rises likely in February
03.02.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2010: Steep price rise at the beginning of the new year / Polyolefins recoup feedstocks plus margins / Styrenics shock-frozen by cost explosion / Producers will defend hikes
14.01.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics in December 2009: Majority of polyolefins hold firm at November level / Occasional corrections / PVC remains weak / Cost increases factored into PS price / Rising notations likely in January
06.01.2010
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2009: Hikes mostly moderate in the year's last month / Battles over PVC continue / PS moves up in line with SM / Oversupply pressure eases / Old year tiptoes out on velvet paws
11.12.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in November 2009: Prices slip on a broad front / Polymer declines often greater than fall in feedstock costs / Supply predominantly balanced / Demand stabilises as building season ends / Firming tendency
03.12.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2009: Notations continue to crumble in parallel with feedstocks / Supply lengthened by imports / Converters reduce stocks to serve livelier end markets / Market settles in
13.11.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in October 2009: Notations crumble on a broad front / Reaction to declining feedstock prices / Output aligned closely to weak demand / Pre-Christmas business looks shaky
04.11.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2009: Feedstock prices soften and put notations under heavy pressure / Imports improve supply situation / Tactical purchasing restraint as end markets remain calm
14.10.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in September 2009: Soaring feedstocks provoke triple-digit polyolefin rises / PVC up, PS and EPS down / Restricted supply / High prices dampen demand / Hikes sought despite easing of cost burden
05.10.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2009: Polyolefins register triple-digit increase / PVC also up / Styrenics down / Producers' costs dominate sluggish demand / Petrochemicals unstable
14.09.2009
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Styrene monomer follows benzene downward
04.09.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in August 2009: Feedstock costs drive notations up / Some polyolefins tight / PVC producers pass higher chlorine costs through the chain / SM increases are factored into styrenics / Mixed outlook
03.09.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2009: Notations continue climbing / Supply situation more balanced / Some PP and PVC products tight / Overall demand a little livelier / PS buyers still holding back
17.08.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in July 2009: Producers push through significant hikes / Gains mostly top 10% / Buyers in desperate need / HDPE and PVC short / Plant maintenance still ongoing / Further increases certain
05.08.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2009: Feedstocks push resins forward / Shortages drive notations / Some polyolefins see triple-digit rise / PVC tight / Styrenics up less than SM / How quickly will feedstock costs fall?
14.07.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in June 2009: Mostly moderate increases for polyolefins / PVC makes up lost ground / Styrenics trying to catch up to monomer / Speculation in oil could trigger new wave of cost increases
03.07.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2009: Polyethylene still shaky / No end to sluggish demand / PP and PVC up as producers are forced to recoup costs / PS matches monomer increase / EPS struggles upward
15.06.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics in May 2009: Producers' attempts to hike prices foiled by slack demand / Polyolefins in a weak rollover / PVC up slightly / Styrenics follow SM / Feedstocks rise / Outlook subdued
04.06.2009
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2009: Polyolefins mostly roll over / Only LLDPE and PP homo make moderate gains / PVC, PS and EPS up more sharply / High prices brake PS volume offtake / Tug-of-war in some markets
15.05.2009
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