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POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics October 2015: Polyamides begin to slide / PMMA also starts to erode / PC surprisingly stable / PBT and POM mostly calm / Respective trends will continue in November	05.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Notations come under pressure / Slump in cost of benzene begins to impact PA 6 / Start of new quarter and VW crisis will nibble increasingly at prices during October	06.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics August 2015: Calm predominates in the holiday month / Imports remain subdued / Benzene's dive generates lively discussion / Buyers will want a sizeable share of the reduction / Tough negotiations at the end of Q3	04.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics July 2015: Stability takes over / Increases only for flame-retardant grades / Polyamides surprisingly in adequate supply / Situation expected to remain predominantly calm in August	06.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics June 2015: Polycarbonate moves into a higher gear / Other grades still mostly stable / Situation could heat up in the summer / Producers launch extensive hikes at time of strong demand	06.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics May 2015: Benzene-dependent materials continue to rise / Otherwise stability prevails / PMMA sees minor corrections / Benzene uptrend reverses suddenly / C3 increase continues to have an effect	04.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics April 2015: Price slide comes to a halt / Some products turn around / Benzene derivatives especially now trending up / Upswing likely to gain momentum in May	07.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics March 2015: Mixed bag / Polyamides and PBT slide once again / PC, POM and PMMA tread water / Commodity-related grades soar / Weak euro dampens imports	08.04.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics February 2015: Further price erosion / Aromatic derivatives yet to bottom out / POM stable, PMMA pointing up / March likely to see further price cuts despite a revival in demand	05.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics January 2015: Price erosion gathers speed / Downtrend most acutely felt by benzene derivatives / POM and PMMA dance to their own tune / Numerous long-term agreements not yet fixed / Potential for further declines	05.02.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics December 2014: Erosion gathers speed / Processors much more insistent about receiving their share of the cost reduction / January benzene contract caves in / All polymer derivatives under pressure	07.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics November 2014: Erosion evident on a broad front / Falling feedstock costs pressure all notations aside from POM and PMMA / Downward trend expected to accelerate	04.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics October 2014: Price erosion with PC and PA 6 / Other types remain stable / PMMA up slightly / Cost reductions for benzene and butadiene put further pressure on PC and polyamides	06.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics September 2014: Polyamides show first signs of price erosion as demand from auto industry cools / Other materials stable / Business likely to remain weak in October	07.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics August 2014: ABS and PC feel the after-effects of July's benzene contract rise / Other materials mostly stable / Costs remain high despite a slight relaxation	04.09.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics July 2014: Rising costs drive up ABS, PC, some PA grades and PMMA / PBT, POM and PP stable / Demand still solid despite holiday season / Upward pressure	06.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics June 2014: Calm prevails / Quarterly agreements forestall rises in final month of Q2 / July expected to see a spate of increases	04.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics May 2014: Prices are a mixed bag / PC up / Polyamides and PBT stable / POM sees small gains / No clear direction recognisable for June either / PMMA under upward pressure	05.06.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics April 2014: Price upswing gains momentum / PA 6, POM and PMMA rise / PC, PA 6.6 and PBT flat / Automotive demand still lively / More hikes on the horizon	07.05.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics March 2014: Benzene derivatives show first signs of a rise / Livelier demand / Imports quash producers' hopes of lifting price of standard materials / Hikes likely as new quarter gets underway	04.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics February 2014: First PC and POM hikes grip / Rising production costs passed on / Polyamide still stable but trending up / Notations set to rise in March	06.03.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics January 2014: Market still shows signs of weakness / Cost rises almost impossible to push through / Renewed leap in benzene contract pressures producers / Prices due to rise	06.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics December 2013: Little price erosion / Lively automotive demand and quarterly contracts support notations / Upward pressure delays signing of longer-term contracts	07.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics November 2013: Notations continue to crumble / PA defies price pressure / PC and POM down / Automotive better than scheduled / Benzene up in December / Stabilisation in sight	05.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics October 2013: ABS and POM drift down / Other types predominantly stable / Downward pressure mounts due to drop in benzene price / C4 costs and rugged demand should counteract the development	06.11.2013

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