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POLYMER PRICES PET December 2013: Notations slightly firmer / Stable cost situation / Import pressure lessens / Several new plants due to come on stream / Prices still likely to move sideways in January	06.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES PET November 2013: Notations mimic downward cost trend / Global oversupply hits European markets / Stability in the month's second half / Ongoing market weakness	04.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET October 2013: Notations follow decline in feedstock costs / Prices crumble across the globe / Market remains weak / Notations likely to continue dropping in November	05.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET September 2013: Producers succeed in passing on costs / Market largely balanced and calm / Imports rise as Asian notations fall / Prices expected to drop in October	02.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET August 2013: Moderate erosion despite firm input costs / Market balanced at weak level / Imports slack / Middle East crisis continues to drive costs	03.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET July 2013: Notations lose a little more ground / Trend reversed over the month / Summer weather improves market balance / Buyers open their wallets again / Imports decline	02.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET June 2013: Notations follow costs downward / Worldwide oversupply tendency / European demand clearly below seasonal expectations / New capacities pressure outlook further	02.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET May 2013: Only sluggish movement in May / Unseasonably cold weather dampens demand / Capacity cuts slow to grip / PX rolls over / Downward potential for notations	04.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET April 2013: Sinking costs pressure notations but slight uptick in demand stems the bleeding / Supply shrinks further / Producer margins improve / Sideward movement likely in May	03.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET March 2013: Sinking feedstock costs pull polymers down further / Imports continue to swell supply / Strong resistance to buying / No change likely in April	03.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET February 2013: Slight cost increases passed down the chain / With order volume slack, markets quiet / High price level encourages substitution / Outlook dim	04.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET January 2013: Passing on cost rises still problematic / Global oversupply batters Europe / Cold weather further depresses slack off-season demand / Perspectives still dim	04.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET December 2012: Notations stable / Cost burden eases slightly / Demand slack in line with the season / January production cost trend will be decisive	03.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES PET November 2012: Producers strive to defend notations / Rollover the rule / Slight rebates for large accounts / Oversupply despite capacity cuts / Market likely to continue depressed in December	04.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET October 2012: Market spirals down into slump / Hikes cover only higher costs / Demand hit by economic downtrend / Little improvement on the horizon / Consolidation looks likely	02.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET September 2012: Producers fail to pass on all of higher feedstock bill / Further margin erosion / Demand slips as inventories widen / Threat of structural overcapacity	02.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET August 2012: Bottle resins notations rise on higher input costs / Production still on a low flame / Asian imports scarce / Demand livens up / September certain to see further upward price momentum	04.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET July 2012: Notations follow feedstock costs downward / Renewed oil price rise pushes polymer back up / Balanced market is buoyed by pre-buying / Hikes likely in August	02.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET June 2012: Feedstock notations shed triple digits / May's downward trend continues / Abundance of material / Early summer months characterised by reluctance to buy / Will prices bottom out in July?	03.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET May 2012: European notations tumble downward / Producers' margins move into the red / Euro's weakness depresses demand / Surplus despite production cuts / Price pressure will continue in June	04.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET April 2012: Notations follow costs downward / Slack ordering swells surplus / Imports livelier / Pressure on packaging resins remains despite firm feedstocks / New plants set to start up in China	03.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET March 2012: Price wave goes out like a lamb / Asian demand sputtering / Imports create volume pressure in Europe / Demand still sluggish / Zenith appears to have been reached	03.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET February 2012: Notations follow feedstocks upward / Strong worldwide demand growth keeps import volume down / Beverage season casts its shadow / Further upward price momentum likely in March	02.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET January 2012: Producers successfully pass through higher costs but margin improvement falls short / Euro's weakness keeps imports at bay / Feedstocks could go even higher in February	02.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES PET December 2011: Notations slip again, but bottom may have been reached / More stability in Asia / Supply long despite output cuts / Demand still softening / Upstream costs will determine market's direction	03.01.2012

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