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POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2020: Notations continue to fall / Reductions smaller than the drop in feedstock prices / Demand below expectations / Uncertainty remains as the pandemic lingers
03.06.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2020: Plunging costs cushioned by sudden boom in demand / Disinfectants to prevent spread of Covid-19 need packaging / Price pressure continues
05.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2020: Oil market crash generates momentum for reductions / Panic buying during virus outbreak cushions the fall / Further price decreases expected in April / Covid-19 raises a big question mark
02.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2020: Market remains in miserable state / Weak demand set against good supply / Coronavirus crisis further depresses situation / Doubts about recovery in March / Price pressure remains
03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2020: Prices largely stable with slight hint of firming / No impetus from either costs or demand / Hardly any change expected in February / Hopes pinned on start of season in March
04.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2019: Prices bottom out / More expensive imports stabilise the lowest prices / Monthly contracts slip too / Recycled PET still costs more than virgin material / Calm start of the year
03.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2019: Erosion of notations continues unabated / Oversupply boosted by imports / Price pressure continuing on into December
03.12.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2019: Notations continue to crumble / Market situation still liquid / Demand subdued / Virtually no revival in sight / November set to remain bleak / Tendency to grant reductions remains
01.11.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2019: Autumnal depression affects markets / Notations continue to slip / Picture is one of oversupply / No mood-lifting momentum in sight for October
02.10.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2019: Notations continue to give way / Demand still disappointing / More favourably priced imports / Little stimulus in sight for a market revival in September
03.09.2019
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PET July 2019: Notations continue to tumble / Heat wave in the last third stabilises situation / August tending stable to firmer
02.08.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2019: Notations fall more sharply than in May / Demand remains weak overall / Favourable import offers / Will the current hot summer weather last for a few weeks?
02.07.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2019: Global polyester lull depressing European market too / Producers experiencing increasing difficulty / Production cutbacks on the horizon / Price reductions could gain momentum in June
04.06.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2019: Weak rollovers predominate / Demand remains disappointing while costs stagnate / Seasonal firming expected in May
03.05.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2019: Slight firming of notations / Sluggish demand stops costs from being passed on / Latent upward pressure in April
01.04.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2019: Weak rollover predominates / Demand still very subdued / Notations expected to pick up in March as PX firms
04.03.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2019: Further reductions on the European market / Cost side still weak / Sufficient availability of imports / No trend reversal expected in February
01.02.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2018: Price reductions predominate again / Smaller transactions increasingly stable / January could see further reductions
03.01.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2018: Downward thrust in notations gaining pace / Asian imports flowing back onto the market / Further corrections of the exceptional highs expected in December
04.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2018: High prices capped / PX hike unable to prevent prices from slipping / Downturn in Asia and imports on the increase / Further tendency to weaken expected
02.11.2018
UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2018: Price rally for PX pushes up prices again / Market picture one of uncertainties / Improved supply and declining demand set to limit buoyancy in October
02.10.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2018: Prices still stable at high level despite improved supply / Explosion of PX costs in China driving the polyester world / Increases likely in September
04.09.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2018: Upswing comes to a halt / Supply improves in Europe / Asian material on offer again / Lively demand keeps notations at record level / Situation likely to ease further from September
02.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2018: Market characterised by turbulence / Supply shortfall driving trading prices to unprecedented heights / Contract prices following with big hikes / No easing in sight
03.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2018: Things go haywire / Spot prices skyrocketing / Freely negotiated trade dries up / Imports lacking / Restrictions in Europe / Free contracts moving upwards / Price explosion continues
01.06.2018
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