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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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PET February 2015: Notations firm as month progresses / Rise in oil chains at least psychologically stabilising / Prices could inch up slightly in March / Demand likely to remain muted until Easter
04.03.2015
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PET January 2015: Notations continue to slide / Bulk orders now at regrind level / Rising signs that prices are bottoming out / Weakness nevertheless remains
04.02.2015
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PET December 2014: Notations continue to fall / Imbalanced price movements / Processors' reluctance to buy meets with abundant supply / January likely to see additional declines
06.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2014: Declines fall short of cost reduction / Market more balanced than expected / Notations still under downward pressure
03.12.2014
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PET October 2014: Notations continue to erode / Excess capacity increasingly makes itself felt / Consolidations appear unavoidable / Downward trend will continue
05.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2014: Notations decline slightly / Weakness across global polyester chains / Market tends toward oversupply / October likely to see additional declines
02.10.2014
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PET August 2014: Downward trend sets in / Cool August weather dampens demand / New volumes hit the market / Cost picture still murky / Downward momentum will gather speed
03.09.2014
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PET July 2014: Small volume lots slapped with increases / Large orders mostly stable / Supply situation increasingly murky / New plants yet to have an impact on the market / Costs continue to drive
05.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2014: Slight increases / Cost mix rising / European output muted / Import pressure eases / Demand somewhat livelier / Prices likely to remain firm in July
03.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2014: Notations firm slightly / Cost stagnation and import pressure stabilise / Pausing before the next wave of overcapacities
04.06.2014
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