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Polymer Prices Recyclate Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

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
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate March 2015: Reversal in virgin material notations stops recyclate price erosion / Elimination of low prices raises lower end of the price range / Demand picks up / Recyclers plan additional hikes
18.03.2015
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Standard Recyclate February 2015: Primary market declines cut down peak rHDPE and rPP notations / Prices of all other regrind materials drop / Supply normal / Further downward potential for rPS
18.02.2015
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Standard Recyclate January 2015: Virgin material declines pressure regrind notations / rPE still holding up relatively well / Early January marked by stock replenishing efforts / Additional erosion likely
20.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate December 2014: Falling virgin material notations take regrind down, too / Only rPS and rHDPE able to resist the trend / Notations likely to continue to erode
17.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate November 2014: Notations caught between high purchasing costs and declining virgin material prices / rPP and rPET continue to plummet / Prices likely to soften across a broad front in December
19.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate October 2014: rPE film notations rise slightly / Declines for rPP / Primary market surge sends PET regrind and flake prices tumbling / Regrinders hope for stability in November
21.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate September 2014: Declining virgin material prices cut highflying rPE notations down / Both rPP and rPS prices rise slightly / rPET in grasp of seasonal effects / Higher costs prompt calls for price hikes
18.09.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate August 2014: Notations a mixed bag / Very few notations respond to the decline in the primary market / Some prices actually rise / Downward pressure building
20.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate July 2014: Following virgin material rises, cost of clean regrind also up / HDPE pipe, PP and PET production scrap tight / Possibility of additional hikes
22.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate June 2014: Notations for regrind based on sorted production scrap rise slightly following primary market increases / Simpler grades mostly stable / Uncertain situation in Iraq driving prices up
18.06.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate May 2014: PE regrind prices stable but tending up / Moderate rises with rPP and rPS / Secondary PET affected by weak primary market / Trends likely to strengthen in the next few weeks
20.05.2014
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Standard Recyclate April 2014: Most notations rise slightly / Order volume somewhat weaker than in preceding months / Producers plan to lift prices as construction and agricultural seasons get underway
16.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate March 2014: Declining virgin material prices prevent costs from being passed on / Orders from the construction sector remain solid / rPET demand restrained / Recyclers plan significant hikes in the new quarter
19.03.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate February 2014: Many grades rising / Construction-related activities drive demand / Extended delivery times / Building materials continue pointing up / Packaging applications under pressure
18.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate January 2014: Notations increase slightly / Rising virgin material prices pressure / Regrinders face increase in costs / Additional hikes likely / New rPET prices
21.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate December 2013: Unusually solid order activity stabilises secondary markets / Firming primary market prices drive rising demand for regrind / Risk of hikes come January
16.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate November 2013: Notations mostly stable / Slight declines for coloured film / Expensive scrap material / Solid demand / Firming primary market proves stabilising for regrind prices
20.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Recyclate October 2013: Producers manage only occasional hikes / Downward trend in primary market puts an end to plans to raise scrap prices / Sideway movement for prices
18.10.2013
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