Polymer Prices Recyclate Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

Engineering Recyclate July 2014: Stability dominates the picture / Increases in primary prices have not yet seeped through / Asian imports hold prices down / Demand still robust / Price hikes becoming more probable

Engineering Recyclate June 2014: Stability across the board / Hikes loom in the coming weeks

Engineering Recyclate May 2014: Marked upward trend / Initial rises mainly at the lower end of the range / Only rPOM declines in the face of heavy import pressure / Price upturn likely to intensify

Engineering Recyclate April 2014: PIE range rises marginally at both ends / Input material stable at high level / Strong demand from automotive / Recyclers plan hikes in May

Engineering Recyclate March 2014: Price gap to primary market widens / Regrind notations mostly roll over amid disaccord and import pressure / Hikes likely in the coming months

Engineering Recyclate February 2014: Notations stable / Competition keeps hikes at bay / Demand livens up / Soaring benzene drives costs higher / Latent risk of increases next month

Engineering Recyclate January 2014: A mostly quiet start to 2014 / Only occasional small reductions with rPA / Demand livens up / No more than a moderate risk of a rise in February

Engineering Recyclate December 2013: Secondary market barely affected by falling prices on primary markets / Lively demand for regrind material / January likely to experience a consolidation phase

Engineering Recyclate November 2013: Stability dominates the picture / Only occasional price reductions / Automotive demand surprisingly solid / Only rPC still clearly under pressure

Engineering recyclate October 2013: Prices remain predominantly stable / No movement with rABS and rPC/ABS blends / PC comes under increasing pressure / Rollover is most likely outcome for November

Engineering Recyclate September 2013: Rollover dominates the picture everywhere / Demand tends slightly weaker / Business continues lively with rPC/ABS blends / October likely to remain unchanged

Engineering Recyclate August 2013: Summer holiday season puts pressure on rPC and rPOM / Adequate availability of base material / Demand robust for time of year / Stock replenishing activities and higher costs could drive up prices next month

Engineering Recyclate July 2013: All quiet on the secondary engineering polymer front / Supply adequate to meet surprisingly robust demand / August might bring price hikes

Engineering Recyclate June 2013: Prices stay put yet again / Initial signs of crumbling notations in some areas / Specialities stable / Demand relatively weak / Automotive still strong

Engineering Recyclate May 2013: Little change / Individual increases only for speciality grades / Focused and quiet work characterise the mood / Stability is the key market operative

Engineering Recyclate April 2013: Calm on all fronts / Notations continue to roll sideways / Business still lively / Prices very close to those of primary materials / Stability likely

Engineering Recyclate March 2013: Primary market price hikes drive triple-digit increases for rPA and rPC / rABS, rPOM and rPP remain stable / Brisk ordering / Rises in base polymer costs will continue in Q2 / Further price hikes in April

Engineering Recyclate February 2013: Notations mostly firm / Automotive demand rising greatly / OEMs switch to cheaper secondary material / Muted upward pressure

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

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

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

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

Engineering Recyclate September 2012: Most polymers see a rollover / Search for alternatives to expensive virgin material compensates weakening trend / Demand slowdown not yet visible

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

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