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POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2018: Strong rollover / Asian imports thinning / Upward pressure intensifying / Increases expected in February
02.02.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2017: Small quantities catch up on price reductions / Trend otherwise increasingly upward / Imports thinning / January prices set to move sideways
03.01.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2017: Noticeable reductions / Brisk import activity / Demand slumps / Margins shrink / Weakness likely to continue on into December
04.12.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2017: Upward swing collapses / Aggressively priced imports back on market / Bottle season over / From peaks down to valleys in November
01.11.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2017: Price rises exceed cost increases again / Confused market fuels nervousness / Producers in financial difficulties / Spot business drives notations / Demand slows
02.10.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2017: Prices still rising / Wider spread in evidence / Tight market situation allowing margin increases for producers / September still on upward trend / Impact of US hurricane unpredictable
04.09.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2017: Producers up their margins through price hikes despite falling costs / Imports thin on the ground / Demand driven by hot weather / August calmer but still under pressure
02.08.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2017: Notations stabilising / Good weather pushes up demand significantly / Imports declining somewhat / Tendency to firm likely in July too
03.07.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2017: Notations falling once more / Increasing stabilisation in the course of the month / Good weather driving demand up / Firmer trend likely in June
02.06.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2017: Surprisingly large reductions necessary to secure sales / Marked upturn in imports / Purchasers exercise restraint despite season start / Further moderate markdowns possible in May
04.05.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2017: Slight margin improvements for producers with stagnating costs / Imports still at a low level / Lull taking hold in Asia / Upwards momentum increasingly stalling
04.04.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2017: Rising costs drive up notations for bottle material too / Imports dwindling considerably / Producers still subject to margin pressure / Upwards trend continuing worldwide
02.03.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2017: Increases in feedstocks absorbed by PET prices / Imports remain unremarkable / Home match for suppliers / Precautionary buying facilitates passing on costs / Upwards trend to continue in February
02.02.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2016: Notations rise moderately / Costs passed on / Rising polyester prices in Asia and weak euro dampen import activity / Hikes likely in January
03.01.2017
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2016: Small price rises cover increased costs / Weaker euro reduces pressure from imports / Stability expected in December
02.12.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2016: Notations for small-volume lots rise slightly / Market still trending long / Producers' margins remain very low / Price pressure expected to intensify in November
02.11.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2016: Notations continue to erode / Oversupply quashes producers' efforts to lift prices / October to see more of the same
05.10.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2016: Initial erosion gives way to stability towards month's end / Demand rises as temperatures soar / Oil notations cloud outlook for September
02.09.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2016: Notations continue to erode / Imports pressure commodities / Producers increasingly resort to specialities / Market situation begins to diversify
02.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2016: Notations increasingly under pressure / Imports pick up again / Few impulses from cost angle / Already muted demand dampened further by "Brexit"
04.07.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2016: Diverging trends / Medium-sized orders point down slightly as a result of import alternatives / Remaining orders drifting up / Uncertainty about June developments / The more sunshine, the higher the likelihood of hikes
02.06.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2016: Producers have to concede earlier margin gains again / Price increases fall short of cost rise / Market more balanced than expected / Notations likely to move sideways in May
03.05.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2016: Increases allow producers to improve their margins / Rising demand in Asia keeps imports at bay / Availability trending tight as beverage season gets underway / Further uptrend likely in April
04.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2016: Prices on uneven downslide since onset of new year / Declines of past two months close to triple digits / Brisk spot trade disturbs suppliers / Producers hope notations will firm in March
02.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2016: Price slide following cost decline / Processors mostly hold back / Inventory levels at producers are importers rising / Notations expected to continue to decline in February
02.02.2016
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