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POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics May 2024: Market too well-balanced for escapades with most types / Downward pressure again expected for June / Only PMMA producers demand increases	05.06.2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics April 2024: Weak demand, small price hikes create balanced market / Demand can mostly be met despite production cutbacks / Surprising optimism for May	06.05.2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics March 2024: Re-imports push their way onto the market / Demand remains weak especially from automotive	04.04.2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics February 2024: Weak demand keeps calls for increases tight / Still no spring revival / Imports improve supply	05.03.2024
POLYAMIDE Hikes for PA 6.6 on the horizon / Imported goods significantly more expensive	21.02.2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics January 2024: First down, then up – divided picture at start of year / Fewer, more expensive imports / Some stock-building activities expected for February	05.02.2024
POLYMER MARKETS What influence does the conflict in the Middle East have on the supply situation and polymer prices? / Interview with PIE price expert Martin Bäcker	30.01.2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics December 2023: Small reductions dominate the picture again / January could see prices bottoming out / Significant follow-up orders nevertheless still on the short side	04.01.2024
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics November 2023: Producers try desperately but unsuccessfully to keep their prices stable / Weak demand, abundant imports create long market / Converters face uncertain future	05.12.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics October 2023: Further hikes in feedstock costs fail to raise prices / Weak demand, ample imports create liquid markets / No improvement in sight	03.11.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics September 2023: First price increases emerge / More expensive feedstocks and imports expected to drive prices up further in October / Lack of significant impulses in demand	05.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics August 2023: Prices still under pressure due to weak demand, cheap imports / Improved ordering from automotive to not change things significantly / Only PC likely to escape further price reductions in September	05.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics July 2023: Weak demand, cheap imports send prices further down / Technical adjustments play a part / Price reductions likely in August	03.08.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics June 2023: Treats to entice converters / Import volumes exert massive pressure on European producers / Demand set to remain weak	05.07.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics May 2023: Imports and weak demand put pressure on prices again / Some compounding plants face shutdowns / Half-year talks show further substantial reductions	05.06.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics April 2023: Falling prices dominate / Short month of May unlikely to bring much improvement / Converters already focusing their attention on Q3	04.05.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics March 2023: Reduction of energy surcharges leads to some significant price cuts / Further reductions expected / Demand outlook makes converters hopeful	06.04.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics February 2023: Market uproar / Aggressive pricing from Asia pressures European producers / Converters in price vice	06.03.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics January 2023: Downward trend gains momentum / All types under pressure due to weak demand and cheap imports / Further reductions expected in February	06.02.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics December 2022: Weak demand lowers costs / More orders expected in some areas / Prices set to fall further in January	05.01.2023
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics November 2022: Lower flat-rate energy fees, weak demand put pressure on prices / Only PMMA escapes trend / More pressure expected in December	06.12.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics October 2022: Prices trend further down / Weak demand and increasing pressure from Asian imports / Greater price stability likely in November due to production cutbacks	04.11.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics September 2022: Market in virtually unprecedented state of disruption / Cheap imports from Asia put prices under pressure / More production stoppages in the offing	07.10.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics August 2022: Many prices drop significantly / Imports counteract production cutbacks in Europe / Tough negotiations expected in September with little room for manoeuvre	06.09.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics July 2022: Market remains divided, prices present a mixed picture / No massive increases across the board in July / Will August see prices plunge after the fall in benzene contract?	04.08.2022

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