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POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2017: Styrene contract shock prompts steep price hikes / Short titanium dioxide supply creates more bottlenecks / Demand normal / Glass fibre mostly stable	07.03.2017
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2017: Resins gain considerable ground / Demand curbed by high price levels / Further hikes likely / Glass fibre roving notations see some slackening	07.02.2017
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2016: Resins prices begin to point upward / Firming styrene continues to drive / No noticeable movement for glass fibre products as yet	06.01.2017
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2016: Resins prices remain unchanged / Styrene's surge not yet felt / Weak demand likely to deflect producers' hike plans / Glass fibre stable	07.12.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2016: Resins prices again give way slightly / November feedstock contracts point to an upward trend / Glass fibre notations remain unchanged	07.11.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September 2016: Sinking styrene pushes resins downward / More declines likely in October / Glass fibre products unchanged / Market appears largely in balance	10.10.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP August 2016: Little momentum / Resins give way slightly / Glass fibre unchanged / Rollover in September? / New glass fibre type “Assembled Roving”	07.09.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July 2016: Resins move down with SM / Lower-end glass fibre grades also slip / Latent pressure on mats / Resin costs appear to be stabilising	05.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2016: Resins point slightly higher but styrene slip could nip gains / Glass fibre notations soften / Strong demand from automotive and industry applications	07.07.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2016: Resins continue to firm / Tight styrene could drive notations / Glass fibre products mostly unchanged / Bargains spotted for direct roving	07.06.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April 2016: Ortho resins still have room to move up / Upward trend to continue in May / High-end chopped strand mats tight / Demand mostly back to normal	09.05.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2016: Resins still in holiday mode / Styrene and propylene take broad strides / Hikes likely in April / Glass fibre product notations unchanged	07.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2016: Ortho resins slip again slightly / Downswing bottoms out / Sharp rise in March styrene contract has little effect / Glass fibre prices unchanged	07.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2016: Ortho resins give way again slightly / Glass fibre pointing up / Direct roving sees the greatest upward momentum / Delivery times appear to be lengthening	05.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2015: Ortho resins give way only slightly / No significant movement for glass fibre products / Diverging price trends likely in January	08.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2015: Slide in resins notations slows slightly / Still room for further declines / Demand expected to fall / Glass fibre products still stable but firming	07.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2015: Ortho resins notations plunge / Further downward momentum likely in November / Glass fibre products mostly unchanged / Robust demand and long supply	06.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September 2015: Resins point slightly downward / Order surge toward year's end / Glass fibre producers gearing up for price increases	07.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP August 2015: Prices for resins and glass fibre unchanged / Summer holidays curb demand / Resins expected to move upward on feedstocks in September / Supply normal	07.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July 2015: Resins move sideways / Slight upswing for roving / Rumbling below the surface / SM and C3 pressure resins / Slack imports leverage glass fibre higher	07.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2015: Resins prices see further small gains / Supply and demand good / Orders may slacken from mid-July / Glass fibre products head unchanged into new quarter	07.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2015: Resins slightly higher / Despite producers' hike plans, only minimal rise likely in June / Feedstocks drive / Glass fibre largely unchanged	08.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April 2015: Resins see substantial hikes / Feedstocks will lend further price momentum in May / Glass fibre products trending tighter / Duties curb Asian imports	08.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2015: Resins prices still follow the downtrend seen in SM early this year / Notations bottom out / Market turnaround / Chopped strand mats trending up	09.04.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2015: Styrene plunge pulls resins down / Surprisingly steep rise in March's SM contract clouds outlook / Chopped strand mats slightly firmer / Demand almost back to normal	06.03.2015

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