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Polymer Prices Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate September 2011: Virgin material's instability hits rPA, rPOM and rPC / Plastic scrap still tight and expensive / Demand for inexpensive recyclate remains strong / Suppliers intend to take hard line
20.09.2011
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Standard Recyclate September 2011: Notations mostly roll over / Gains for opaque rPE and rPS / Occasional concessions for rPE and rPP / Base material tight / Building market may continue to drive
19.09.2011
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Engineering Recyclate August 2011: Notations remain stable to firm / rPA and rPC/ABS blends still tight / Demand appears to be holding up well / rPP compounds may come under some degree of pressure
22.08.2011
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Standard Recyclate August 2011: Notations mostly stable / Minor declines seen for film recyclate at the upper end of the range / Procurement costs still high / Market's direction at the moment still unclear
19.08.2011
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Engineering Recyclate July 2011: Secondary market remains resistant despite pressure from virgin material / rPA 6.6 and rPC see reductions / Higher primary cost also impacts production scrap / Situation likely to stabilise despite slack ordering
20.07.2011
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Standard Recyclate July 2011: Secondary market unfazed by lower primary prices / Gains for rHDPE / Plastics waste still costly / Building industry dominates buying / Higher feedstocks end virgin price slide
19.07.2011
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Engineering Recyclate June 2011: Stability pervades / Price rises for rPA 6 and rPC blends / Ultra-low rPOM prices brought into line / Production scrap remains short / Margins threatened by price hikes in primary sector
20.06.2011
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Standard Recyclate June 2011: Secondary market not yet hit by monomer-related slide / Stable with firming trend / Most buyers on allocation / Building demand nears peak / Producers still seeking hikes
17.06.2011
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Engineering Recyclate May 2011: Range narrows with rPA, rPC and rPP / Availability of production scrap improves slightly / Demand still lively / No consensus on price hikes
20.05.2011
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Standard Recyclate May 2011: Recyclers pass costs through despite primary market at zenith / rHIPS moves sideways on virgin weakness / rPE partly on allocation / Demand drives / Continued risk of hikes
19.05.2011
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Engineering Recyclate April 2011: Producers initially reluctant to pass on higher costs / Corrections only at the upper end of the scale / Shortage of plastic scrap / Supply of recyclate inadequate / Price increases planned after Easter
20.04.2011
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Standard Recyclate April 2011: Price hikes dominate the scene despite easing of primary market / Many polyolefins rise significantly / Only rPS stable / Scarcity of plastic scrap drives notations further up
19.04.2011
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Engineering Recyclate March 2011: More price increases ahead as cost wave has secondary market in its grip / Virgin material tighter and more expensive / Booming demand / Strong risk of hikes remains
21.03.2011
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Standard Recyclate March 2011: Rises in primary sector hit secondary market in full force / Demand for high quality product strong / Waste availability narrows / Further hikes are likely this month
18.03.2011
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Standard recyclate February 2011: Excessive demand leads to supply battles for secondary material / Recyclers pass on only part of higher costs, but bleeding margins could force their hand going forward
16.02.2011
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Engineering recyclate February 2011: rABS and rPA hit by primary polymer price surge / Explosion at top end of rPOM / Scrap ever tighter / Switch from virgin to recyclate / Suppliers seek hikes of 5-6% in March
16.02.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate January 2011: Notations still climbing as new year begins / Hikes in primary sector drive the market / Material supply tighter / Fresh wave of costs leads producers to announce hikes
19.01.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate January 2011: Momentum from primary market drives range upward / rABS and rPOM tight / Fresh FM limits rPA / Pipeline refilling and price surge for virgin polymer fuel demand
19.01.2011
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate December 2010: Most hikes go through / rHDPE recyclate stable / rPP and rPS corrected upward again / Run on primary polymer trickles down / Producers are seeking fresh increases
17.12.2010
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate December 2010: Hikes on primary market leave regrind cold / Market battles pressure rPOM / Additives drive up rPC GF / Demand surprisingly strong / Shortages could fuel upswing
17.12.2010
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate November 2010: Mostly stable / Price rises only at the upper end of the rABS and rPA 6 range / Supply of primary material improves / Demand continues lively / Risk of increase remains
18.11.2010
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate November 2010: Planned increases for rLDPE not all realised / rHDPE remains stable, rPP and rPS move up only slightly / Demand mostly continues good / Risk of hikes is still present
18.11.2010
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate October 2010: Upswing for rLDPE / Weakening seen for rHDPE / Other notations firm / Trend toward undersupply / Demand strong on the whole / Continuing risk of hikes
20.10.2010
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate October 2010: Dregs at the bottom of the market stirred up / Long-term low-priced contracts jacked up steeply / Material in the PIE range stable / Lively demand / K 2010 to point the way
20.10.2010
POLYMER PRICES
Recyclate September 2010: Diverging movements in standard segment / Adequate supply meets normal demand / Trend in primary sector caps polyolefins / For engineering grades, the calm before the storm
20.09.2010
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