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Polymer Prices Recyclate Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate April 2017: Oversupply provokes slight erosion of rPE prices / rPP and rPS mostly stable / Seasonal effects supporting rPET / Diverging trends will continue in April
21.04.2017
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate March 2017: Prices almost at a standstill despite increased virgin material notations / Noticeable premiums only on rPET and rPS / Recyclers aiming for price increases across the board
20.03.2017
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate February 2017: Notations broadly trending upwards / Increased virgin material prices make secondary materials more attractive / Further increases expected for March
17.02.2017
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Standard Recyclate January 2017: Prices have bottomed out / Higher virgin material prices lead to first increases / Stock build-up has been stopped / New premiums likely in February
19.01.2017
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate December 2016: Notations still trending down / Only rPET rolls over / Poor demand / Bottom could soon be reached / Virgin market developments have stabilising effect
21.12.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate November 2016: Notations still under pressure / Oversupply results in slight erosion / Demand remains comparatively weak / Additional declines likely
18.11.2016
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Standard Recyclate October 2016: Notations are under pressure / Largest rebates for rPS and rLDPE / Demand rather weak / Amid lack of any stimuli, no trend reversal in sight
20.10.2016
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Standard Recyclate September 2016: Notations decline slightly across the board / rPP and rPS resist downtrend / Demand at times below expectations / Stability expected in October
22.09.2016
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Standard Recyclate August 2016: Falling primary prices take notations down / Demand dampened by summer holidays / Stabilisation appears to set in / Cost of some secondary materials likely to rise again
19.08.2016
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Standard Recyclate July 2016: Little movement at onset of holiday season / Solely some slight downward corrections / Availability of production scrap improves / Insiders expect rising pressure from virgin material developments
20.07.2016
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Standard Recyclate June 2016: Notations start pointing down / Only rPP and rPS resist the trend / Muted demand results in high inventory levels / Further erosion expected in July
17.06.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate May 2016: Lower end of the rPE spectrum is lifted / rHIPS notations follow the uptrend in virgin material prices / Remaining grades mostly stable / Further upward drift
19.05.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate April 2016: Notations make a turnaround / First reaction to rising virgin material prices / Seasonal business picks up / Additional hikes likely
19.04.2016
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Standard Recyclate March 2016: Prices still going down a bit / Slight aftershock of recent discounts on virgin materials / Stabilisation expected / Recyclers consider increases in the near future
17.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate February 2016: Downtrend affects all grades / Greater declines for purer grades / Demand normal for the season / Prices likely to have bottomed out
17.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate January 2016: Declines across the entire rLDPE spectrum / Other regrind materials mostly stable / Demand surprisingly lively / Primary market sends mixed signals for the weeks to come
19.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate December 2015: Notations mostly roll over / A few adjustments here and there / Rise in virgin material only affects a few pure grades / Good scrap availability / Prices likely to remain stable entering the new year
18.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate November 2015: No major movements / Neat scrap trends upward / Mixed regrind sees further erosion / Across-the-board hikes in sight for December
19.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate October 2015: Moderate declines / Recent slump in virgin notations takes a bite out of secondary materials / Primary wave of increases starts to ebb / Stabilisation within sight
20.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate September 2015: Virgin market downtrend starts to have an effect / rPP and rPET particularly affected / Only isolated declines for rPE / Price decline expected to pick up
18.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate August 2015: Most grades roll over / Only rPET clear points down / Solid demand supports price level / Base material costs remain high / Recyclers eyeing hikes
20.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate July 2015: Prices turn around / Most notations roll over / Slight increases only for rHDPE and rPET flakes / First erosions for rPS and rPET / Downtrend likely in August
21.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate June 2015: Substantial increases for almost all grades / Wave of primary market hikes hits the secondary sector / Upward pressure will persist for the weeks to come
18.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate May 2015: Again increases across the board / Primary price hikes begin to affect secondary market / Feedstock scarcer and more costly / Lively demand / Upward pressure on the horizon
20.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate April 2015: Wave of primary price increases crashes into secondary market / Particularly steep rises for high-quality grades / Uptrend expected to continue
17.04.2015
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