Show topic list

Polymer Prices Recyclate

YEAR-ENDER 2025: POLYMER PRICES Imported PTA boosts PET volumes, not profitability / EU mandates support virgin PET as market shrinks / Global PE, PP oversupply caps prices / Packaging, construction, automotive demand subdued	17.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate December: Cheap virgin material puts prices under further pressure / Early maintenance shutdowns / Glimmer of hope emerges for January	16.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate December: Ample stock and little demand – short production month reveals market glut / Companies to close early	15.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate November: Stock-cutting measures by producers and converters keep prices down / No demand stimulus anywhere	18.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November: Situation remains challenging for recyclers / Prices move sideways / No recovery expected before year-end	17.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate October: Weak economy, sluggish demand force producers to make further concessions / Wait-and-see strategy adopted to avoid mistakes	17.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October: Prices continue to decline in most cases / Further pressure likely in November	16.10.2025
WHITE PAPER ON RECYCLATES Prognosis in three scenarios: The development of PCR prices up to 2032 / Joint white paper by Porsche Consulting, TecPart, and KI.PIE Group	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate September: No mood to buy, no orders / Demand remains low with prices mostly moving sideways	17.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September: Prices remain under pressure / Demand weakness perpetuates / Recyclers aim to keep prices stable in October	16.09.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics	15.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate August: Prices continue to fall / Sluggish demand from automotive, E&E / Imports from Asia put recyclers under further pressure	18.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate August: Prices remain at previous month's level / Recyclers experience eroded margins / Little improvement expected for September	15.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate July: Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination	18.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July: Weak demand leads to widespread production cutbacks / Off-spec material puts additional pressure on prices	17.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate June: Prices fall again / Weak demand plus high stock levels create more pressure	17.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate June: Expensive input material, cheap virgin material, many imports – a toxic cocktail for producers / Uncertain development in July	16.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate May: Prices still under pressure / Demand remains weak / No change expected in June	16.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate May: Heterogenous price development / Construction, logistics sectors pick up slightly / Off-spec material, imports generate pressure	15.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate April: Demand hobbles along like a wounded animal / Prices surprisingly stable	17.04.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April: Demand increases slightly but no sign of a turnaround / Recyclers still under strong cost pressure / Small boom in PET market	16.04.2025
POLAND Economic crisis takes toll on plastics recycling / Recyclate prices absurdly low / Industry braced for uncertainty	26.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March: Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus	19.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March: Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?	18.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate February: Market sees very little activity / Demand remains weak / Spring recovery not expected before second quarter	17.02.2025

Seite 1 von 16

Topic search

Plastics Information Europe

Polymer Prices (6.211)
- Petrochemicals (532)
- Standard Thermoplastics (996)
- PET (254)
- Engineering Thermoplastics (262)
- Recyclate (387)
  - General (6)
  - Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (190)
  - Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (191)
- Polyurethanes (255)
- High Performance Polymers (2)
- Composites (188)
- Announcements (2.584)
- World Regions (601)
  - China (304)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (153)
    - Engineering Thermoplastics (151)
  - North America (173)
  - Russia (124)
- Spot Prices (131)
- Forecasts (19)
Companies (35.532)
- Polymer Materials (17.506)
  - Petrochemicals (3.167)
  - Charge (1.887)
    - General (94)
    - Masterbatches (342)
    - Additives (793)
    - Colours (387)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (271)
  - Polymers (11.263)
    - General (727)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (3.903)
      - General (113)
      - Polyolefins (1.987)
      - Polystyrenes (349)
      - PVC (682)
      - Polyester (569)
      - Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (203)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (3.311)
      - General (350)
      - Styrene Copolymers (264)
      - PC/PMMA (471)
      - Polyamides (928)
      - POM/PBT/PP (322)
      - Technical Compounds (976)
    - PUR (803)
    - Other (2.519)
      - General (102)
      - Composites/Thermosets (413)
      - High Performance (631)
      - Biopolymers (708)
      - Elastomers/TPE (376)
      - Recyclate (289)
  - Distribution (1.189)
- Machinery (1.114)
  - General (30)
  - Plant Construction (143)
  - Core Machines (755)
    - General (91)
    - Extrusion (181)
    - Injection Moulding (379)
    - Blow Moulding (72)
    - Foam (12)
    - PUR (16)
    - Compression Moulding (4)
  - Peripherals (181)
    - General (32)
    - Control Systems (4)
    - Automatisation (34)
    - Dies/Tools/Moulds (98)
    - Components (13)
  - Finishing (5)
- Processing (7.298)
  - General (912)
  - Extrusion (2.385)
    - General (125)
    - Flexible Films (1.153)
    - Rigid Films/Sheet (387)
    - Pipes (353)
    - Profiles/Rods (260)
    - Other (107)
  - Injection Moulding (1.773)
  - Blow Moulding (523)
  - PUR (321)
  - Other (1.143)
    - General (124)
    - Foam (312)
    - Composites/Thermosets (355)
    - Thermoforming (223)
    - Rotational Moulding (32)
    - Additive Manufacturing (97)
  - Finishing (241)
- Application (7.515)
  - General (132)
  - Packaging (3.242)
  - Construction (740)
  - Automotive / Transport (1.725)
  - Electrical Appliances (352)
  - Consumer Goods (697)
  - Medical (407)
  - Technical (220)
- Other (2.099)
  - Recycling/Disposal (1.684)
  - Services (257)
  - Logistics (158)
Commercial Register (147)
- Insolvency (142)
- Changes (5)
Markets (24.115)
- Polymer Materials (10.408)
  - Petrochemicals (2.557)
  - Charge (872)
    - General (38)
    - Masterbatches (97)
    - Additives (345)
    - Colours (161)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (231)
  - Polymers (6.582)
    - General (837)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (2.489)
      - General (74)
      - Polyolefins (1.246)
      - Polystyrenes (162)
      - PVC (510)
      - Polyester (356)
      - Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (141)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (1.320)
      - General (88)
      - Styrene Copolymers (108)
      - PC/PMMA (160)
      - Polyamides (457)
      - POM/PBT/PP (113)
      - Technical Compounds (394)
    - PUR (473)
    - Other (1.463)
      - General (47)
      - Composites/Thermosets (299)
      - High Performance (311)
      - Biopolymers (436)
      - Elastomers/TPE (144)
      - Recyclate (226)
  - Other Materials (60)
  - Distribution (337)
- Machinery (522)
  - General (130)
  - Plant Construction (14)
  - Core Machines (306)
    - General (116)
    - Extrusion (37)
    - Injection Moulding (131)
    - Blow Moulding (15)
    - PUR (5)
    - Compression Moulding (2)
  - Peripherals (72)
    - General (21)
    - Automatisation (17)
    - Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
- Processing (1.727)
  - General (446)
  - Extrusion (623)
    - General (20)
    - Flexible Films (302)
    - Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
    - Pipes (74)
    - Profiles/Rods (90)
    - Other (11)
  - Injection Moulding (181)
  - Blow Moulding (43)
  - PUR (82)
  - Other (307)
    - General (20)
    - Foam (80)
    - Composites/Thermosets (140)
    - Thermoforming (20)
    - Rotational Moulding (8)
    - Additive Manufacturing (39)
  - Finishing (45)
- Applications (4.244)
  - General (47)
  - Packaging (2.056)
  - Construction (326)
  - Automotive / Transport (999)
  - Electrical Appliances (226)
  - Consumer Goods (266)
  - Medical (210)
  - Technical (61)
  - Other (53)
- Regions and Countries (4.158)
  - World (195)
  - German-speaking Countries (493)
  - Europe (2.027)
    - General (496)
    - Italy (145)
    - France (155)
    - Spain/Portugal (104)
    - Great Britain/Ireland (516)
    - Low Countries (75)
    - Central Europe (179)
    - Scandinavia (46)
    - Russia (114)
    - Eastern Europe (54)
    - Southeastern Europe (143)
  - North America (496)
  - Asia (681)
    - General (123)
    - China (392)
    - Japan (51)
    - Korea (28)
    - India (87)
  - Middle East (144)
  - Other (40)
  - South America (82)
- Other (3.056)
  - Recycling/Disposal (2.189)
  - Economic Trend (487)
  - Services (41)
  - Logistics (258)
  - Energy (81)
Production and Engineering (3.821)
- Polymer Materials (2.382)
  - Petrochemicals (61)
  - Charge (445)
    - General (14)
    - Masterbatches (114)
    - Additives (229)
    - Colours (53)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
  - Polymers (1.845)
    - General (30)
    - Standard Themoplastics (368)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (604)
      - General (19)
      - Styrene Copolymers (63)
      - PC/PMMA (64)
      - Polyamides (208)
      - POM/PBT/PP (69)
      - Technical Compounds (181)
    - PUR (74)
    - Other (769)
      - General (23)
      - Composites/Thermosets (108)
      - High Performance (160)
      - Biopolymers (250)
      - Elastomers/TPE (115)
      - Recyclate (113)
  - Other (31)
- Machinery (95)
  - Extrusion (20)
    - General (8)
    - Flexible Films (5)
    - Calender (3)
    - Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
    - Pipes/Profiles (3)
  - Injection Moulding (32)
    - General (16)
    - Process (10)
    - Tools (4)
    - Automatisation (2)
  - Blow Moulding (10)
  - Other (33)
- Research (439)
  - Polymer Materials (144)
  - Technical (15)
  - Product Development (41)
  - Process (83)
  - Application (94)
  - Patents (4)
    - Polymer Materials (2)
    - Process (2)
  - Other (58)
- New Products (866)
  - Packaging (570)
  - Construction (35)
  - Automotive / Transport (100)
  - Electrical Appliances (27)
  - Consumer Goods (50)
  - Medical (38)
  - Technical (8)
  - Other (38)
- Other (39)
Management (764)
- Purchasing (105)
- General Management (177)
- Company organisation (45)
- Marketing/Sales (15)
- Human Resources (8)
- Finances (99)
- Logistics (315)
People (1.507)
Industry (6.427)
- General (1.250)
- Associations/Institutions (2.449)
- Legislation (1.409)
- Environment / Health (1.309)
- plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
Events (1.163)
Plastic Fantastic (565)
Commentaries (84)
Interviews (152)
Notes by Publisher (73)

Energy Cost Surcharges

Please note:
The polymer prices reported by Plastics Information Europe (PIE) already include any energy cost surcharges of the producers and are not listed separately.

Your PIE Team

Price survey methodology