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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
POLYMER PRICES PET December 2015: Weak rollover takes producers' margins down again / Notations pressured by cheap Asian imports / Feedstock cost developments will set the stage for January	05.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES PET November 2015: Slight cost increase lifts notations for bulk orders / Certain that prices have bottomed out, processors stock up / All signs point to a seasonally quiet December	03.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET October 2015: Strong rollover / Only small-volume lot sales rise slightly / Availability curtailed / Demand satisfactory for it being the off-season / Notations could soften in November	03.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET September 2015: Costs fall a little more than prices / Imports significantly rarer / Demand livens up also due to topping-up effects / Indications point to stability in October	02.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET August 2015: Price decline gathers speed / Low Asian notations and oil's tail dive pull prices down / Imports abound / Notations likely to fall further in September	03.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET July 2015: Price fall exceeds feedstock decline / Imports rise / Converters' reticence to buy depresses demand balance / Downward pressure on notations will continue in August	05.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET June 2015: After spring's increases, notations show signs of easing / Processors hold back on purchases / July will be dominated by buyers' expectations of falling prices	03.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET May 2015: Hikes fall short of cost rises / MEG increase surprisingly steep / Imports and output remain muted / Drive losing steam in June / Slight uptrend still a possibility	03.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET April 2015: Producers manage to improve their margins / Hikes exceed the cost increase / Imports increasingly difficult to come by / Manufacturers take control of the market / May likely to see additional hikes	06.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES PET March 2015: Upward price trend also impacts polyester markets / Weak euro dampens import activity / Imminent seasonal demand revival / Additional hikes likely	07.04.2015

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