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Polymer Prices Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate March 2013: Strong rollover in shadow of rising virgin prices / Slight upwind for rPE and rHIPS / rPP sideways / Input costs higher / Season starts will boost demand	19.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate February 2013: Notations mostly firm / Automotive demand rising greatly / OEMs switch to cheaper secondary material / Muted upward pressure	22.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate February 2013: Flat notations reflect primary market weakness / Hike plans run aground on stable but expensive input costs / Budding spring demand and firm oil could support higher prices in March	21.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate January 2013: Notations mostly firm as new year gets underway / rPA sheds a few feathers / Inventory top-ups lead to large volume sales / Primary market surge could engulf secondary materials, too	21.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate January 2013: Neater rLDPE moves up with virgin material / rHDPE, rPP and rPS firm / Restocking of LDPE regrind slower than expected / Base material prices rise	18.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate December 2012: Most grades end 2012 on a stable footing / Some PA materials suffer bruises / Quarterly contracts ensure base polymer will remain expensive / Threat of major virgin price hikes likely to drive recyclate notations up	17.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate December 2012: Wide price gap to virgin material takes pressure off rLDPE / Few weak spots in rHDPE / Weak rollover for rPP / Rises in primary notations expected for January	14.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate November 2012: Most grades roll over / Weak primary market pressures rABS and rPC/ABS / Orders decline considerably / Early production shut-downs aimed at supporting rollover	20.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November 2012: Dramatic declines for transparent material / Oversupply and seasonal weakness pressure rHDPE and rPP / rPS stable / Production cuts aimed at forcing rollover	19.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate October 2012: Recyclate prices not yet affected by weakness of primary market / Rollover predominates / First signs of notations crumbling for rPA and rPC / Demand slows down / Prices likely to remain stable for the time being	19.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate October 2012: Polyolefins in a strong rollover / Knock-on effect of downswing in primary market pressures rPS / Output slacker / Expensive input material drives recyclate notations	18.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate September 2012: Most polymers see a rollover / Search for alternatives to expensive virgin material compensates weakening trend / Demand slowdown not yet visible	20.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate September 2012: rPE and rPP prices rising / Expensive primary polymers drive demand for neat regrind / More expensive base material costs / Pressure on margins brings risk of increase	19.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate August 2012: Primary market rally upsets summer lull in secondary sector / Recyclers respond by hiking low-priced material / Base polymer threatened by new wave of price increases / Q3 could come to a turbulent end	20.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate August 2012: Primary market about-face hits rPE / rPP and rPS remain stable / Procurement costs tending higher / Building and agriculture segments lead seasonal rally	17.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate July 2012: Little movement in early summer / Primary market turbulence has scant impact on secondary sector / Demand robust despite holiday period / Prices likely to roll over	20.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July 2012: Bottoming out of primary notations curbs secondary sector rebates / rPS still in stable sideways mode / Renewed petrochemical price rally has recyclers ready to pounce	19.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate June 2012: All grades roll over / Most plastic scrap easily available / rABS and rPP compounds tight / Approaching summer break could dampen demand / Slight risk of hikes for rPC	21.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate June 2012: Primary market's downturn impacts rLDPE and rPP / Niche grades and rPS still stable / Downward correction in recyclate notations appears inevitable	20.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate May 2012: rPA 6 and rPC prices rise despite slack bank holiday business / Other grades roll over / Plastic scrap still expensive but more readily available / Despite poor margins, prices likely to roll over at the end of Q2	17.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate May 2012: Only minor gains for producers / Buyers' hold-out in primary market influences secondary sector / Persistently high procurement costs meet order slowdown / First plants idled	16.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate April 2012: Rising trend as Q2 starts / Primary polymer increases roll on /Tight supply of input material drives secondary costs upward / Triple-digit increases could be in store for May	20.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April 2012: Breather from rLDPE film price rises / Slack Easter holiday demand brakes momentum / Capacity cuts for rPE / Tightness drives rPP and HIPS forward / Building season comes to life	19.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March 2012: Secondary ABS continues to rise / Upward tendencies for rPA and rPC / rPOM and rPP compounds stay put / Production scrap increasingly tight and expensive / Price rises imminent	19.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March 2012: Primary market surge pulls secondary notations up / Double-digit rises for rPP and rPS / Slighter gains for rPE / Virgin polymer tight and expensive / Substantial hikes planned	16.03.2012

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