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POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks August 2015: Isocyanate notations begin to crumble / Polyols slip / Weakness in Asia and slump in oil prices make themselves felt / September likely to bring further falls	24.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks July 2015: MDI higher / TDI gives way slightly / Polyols unchanged / Supply fairly long / Demand still relatively strong / Weak rollover for all materials in August?	24.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks June 2015: MDI markedly firmer / TDI still soft amid long supply / Tight ethylene oxide pressures rigid polyols / Upward trend likely to continue into July	23.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks May 2015: Little of producer cost rise passed on / MDI and TDI largely unchanged / Polyols slightly higher / Weak demand in holiday-rich month / Steep rises seen for June	21.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks April 2015: TDI points upward despite raw materials rollover / MDI firms slightly / Polyols stable / Sharp rise in production costs could push May prices higher	23.04.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks March 2015: Prices mostly stable or pointing down slightly / Notations likely to rise in April	24.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks February 2015: Declines, some of them substantial, across the board / Supply normal to long / Downswing likely to bottom out in March	23.02.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks January 2015: All materials except rigid polyols follow feedstocks downward / Demand revives only slowly / Further deterioration expected in February	21.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2014: MDI declines slightly / TDI rolls over / Polyols stable / PO tightness eases / More corrections likely / Demand slack at year end	18.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks November 2014: Moerdijk shortfall pushes polyols up / Propylene oxide extremely tight / MDI und TDI softer / Aromatics slide not yet reflected / Corrections likely	21.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks October 2014: Little price movement / MDI gives up slight ground / TDI uneven / Polyols mostly stable / Standstill in Moerdijk makes the market jittery	22.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks September 2014: Both MDI grades lose ground / TDI firmer despite toluene's fall / Polyols react to PO outage in The Netherlands / Only polyols now pointing upward	22.09.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks August 2014: MDI loses ground / Notations for TDI and flexible polyols rise / Summer holidays depress demand / Little scope for rebates in September	22.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks July 2014: Only MDI remains stable / TDI and polyols make gains / Upward pressure persists / Moerdijk outage still being felt	24.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks June 2014: Notations largely sideways, but rigid polyols firm / July could see all-round hikes / Iraq hostilities drive oil and petrochemicals higher	23.06.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks May 2014: MDI and polyols decline / Oversupplied TDI loses further ground and remains under pressure / Firming likely in June	22.05.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks April 2014: Tight supply prompts upsurge for MDI and polyols / Downtrend for long TDI continues / Strong demand could push notations above the cost rise	23.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks March 2014: Price trend begins turning around / MDI and polyols mostly firm / TDI points down slightly / Producers seek to pass on cumulative cost rise / Hikes likely in April	24.03.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks February 2014: MDI sees slight upward momentum / TDI down sharply / Polyols rise on higher olefins / Flat cost curve and livelier demand will stabilise market	21.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks January 2014: Producers again unable to pass on higher benzene prices / Demand still subdued, but spring awakening on the horizon / Price hikes increasingly likely	21.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks December 2013: Production costs still rising but polymer largely stable / Supply tight and prices weak / Trend looks likely to continue in January 2014	16.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks November 2013: Only specialities see hikes / Cost declines help producer margins / Building season ends / Some products tight / Further deterioration possible	22.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks October 2013: Upward pressure holds up / Only TDI sees substantial hikes / Building season wanes / Trend points downward but footwear keeps pure MDI robust	24.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks September 2013: Higher raw material costs drive notations up / Increases rarely exceed rising costs / Demand mostly soft / Prices likely to move sideways in October	23.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks August 2013: Bottoming out of prices for TDI and polyols / Polymeric MDI in rollover / Short supply of pure MDI drives notations / Demand remains weak / Cost increases foreseeable	23.08.2013

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