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POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2012: Polyolefins fall on lower feedstocks / PVC stable / PS and EPS cost rises hard to recoup / Lengthening oversupply / Sinking crude notations could trigger more polymer price cuts	14.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in April 2012: Order slump shatters polyolefin producers' margin-improvement dreams / PS suppliers pass on cost relief / PVC and EPS make gains / Is a trend reversal on the horizon?	04.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2012: Increases for polyolefins are limited to cost pass-through / PVC profits from start of building season / PS notations lose ground / Slack ordering sets the tone	16.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2012: Significant margin improvement for PE and PVC in Q1 / Stable costs keep PS and EPS in check / Scant supply improvement / High prices dampen demand / Fresh hikes in store	04.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues	13.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March	05.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2012: Producers improve margins / Only styrenics players fail to cover their costs / Icy conditions hamper production / Upward price trend likely to continue up to Easter	14.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in January 2012: Rising costs drive polymer notations / Windfall for producers as margins improve / Production cuts / Fears of major hikes heat up the market / Will buyers hold back in February?	03.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2012: Complete change of direction / Producers succeed only in factoring in extra costs / Supply generally balanced / Possibility of improved margins before end of month	13.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in December 2011: Notations still tending soft / No more bargains for polyolefin buyers / Supply nearly balanced again / Demand robust / Rising costs to drive January notations	04.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2011: Weak rollover for most products / HDPE very firm / Producers clear inventories / Bonus targets and end markets stimulate demand / Quiet end to the year	13.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in November 2011: Producers pass on most cost reductions / PE film margins squeezed further / Supply and demand balanced / December could be calmer	05.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2011: PE, PP and PS prices fall in line with the cost reductions / PVC still stable / EPS wins small margin improvement / Flood of special offers coincides with revival in demand	14.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in October 2011: PE, PP and PVC down despite stable costs / PS in triple-digit fall / EPS margins improve / Production cuts with limited impact / Targeted hikes have little chance of success	03.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2011: Polyolefins remain flat despite hike plans / PVC struggles to a rollover / Modest rebates for PS and EPS / PVC, PS long / Small risk of an increase this month	17.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in September 2011: Prices soften on a broad front / Polyolefins tend downwards / PVC in weak rollover / PS and EPS producers pass on feedstock relief / Output cuts to avoid surpluses	06.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2011: PE in a strong rollover / PVC struggles to stabilise / Trend to improved margins for PP, PS and EPS / Euro crisis raises production costs / Export window opens	14.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in August 2011: Worldwide turbulence gradually settles / Month ends with firm rollover for PE / Margin losses abound / Notations likely to firm again in September	05.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2011: Producers' cost pass-through quickly deflected / Global financial concerns impact market / Falling oil prices dampen buying / Which way forward?	12.08.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in July 2011: All prices slip, but only LDPE, LLDPE and PP below the cost reduction / HDPE margins improve minimally / Restocking stimulates / August monomer rises trigger hike plans	03.08.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2011: Producers largely pass on cost reduction / Margin improvement proves elusive / Converters are still holding back / Abundance of special offers	14.07.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in June 2011: Price cuts go beyond cost reductions / Notations down across the board / Special offers widely available / More reductions expected in July	05.07.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2011: Notations slide on monomer decline / PVC with slight gains / Tendency toward surplus / Volume pressure propels special offers / Some prices could go lower	15.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in May 2011: Oil price slide reveals market limits / Polyolefin margins crumble / Producers left sitting on costs / Converters' resistance shifts the balance / Price pressure remains	06.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2011: Prices near market limit / Producers unable to pass on costs in full / Oil price dip pressures polymers / PVC and EPS somewhat better / Buyers stage boycott	13.05.2011

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