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POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2013: Little price movement at year's end / Only ortho resins down slightly / Supply mostly exceeds demand / January hikes for glass fibre	08.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2013: Slight decline in ortho resin prices / Availability in line with weak demand / Glass fibre prices stable / Hardly any changes forecast for December	06.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2013: Resin prices go up following September's feedstock hike / November likely to see declines amid mostly normal demand / Notations for glass fibre products largely stable	07.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September 2013: Ortho resins prices rise slightly at the top end of the range / Demand largely normal / Feedstock hikes could drive developments in October / Glass fibre reinforcements mostly unchanged	08.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP August 2013: Ortho resins downslide bottoms out / First hike announcements expected in September / Demand recovering / Glass fibre products unchanged	06.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July 2013: Ortho resins lose a little more ground, despite producers' hike plans / Stability expected in August / Glass fibre unchanged / First Egyptian direct roving shipments delayed	07.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2013: Resins prices crumble slightly / Demand softens as summer holidays start / Glass fibre products unchanged at the end of the second quarter	05.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2013: Ortho resins still softening / Demand seasonally strong / Feedstocks higher / Slight further easing possible in June / Glass fibre products unchanged	06.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April 2013: Ortho resins give way on upstream declines / Battles for market share continue / More downward momentum in May / Standard chopped strand mats lose strength	07.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2013: Market moves into higher gear / Glass fibre and standard chopped strand mats show surprising momentum / More of producers' targeted price hikes likely to go through	05.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2013: Uneven movement for medium-reactive ortho resins / Slightly higher prices / Long supply / Demand slacker than expected / Glass fibre products stable	06.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2013: Resins see slight gains / Producers seek across-the-board hikes / Demand boosted by inventory refilling / Direct roving loses more momentum	06.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2012: Resins prices unchanged / Direct roving slightly cheaper / End-of-year demand slack as forecast / Hike for matrix materials expected in North America / No movement in Europe	07.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2012: Medium reactive ortho resins and glass fibre products unchanged / Supply and demand in balance with slight tendency toward surplus / Just a single call for hikes in January	06.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2012: Last rock-bottom ortho resins prices banished / Demand trends farther downward / Glass fibre mostly unchanged / New capacities in Europe	06.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September 2012: Ortho resins prices bounce back to last year's level / Trend still pointing upward / Glass fibre notations move at the fringes / OEM supply shows skid marks	05.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP August 2012: Ortho resins mostly unchanged / Only slight contractions at the lower end / Glass fibre products stable / Demand gathers strength after summer lull	06.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July 2012: Ortho resins prices point slightly downward / Glass fibre stable despite higher transportation costs / Demand seasonally weak / Stability expected in August	06.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2012: Ortho resins in weak rollover / Feedstock costs down / Converters expect rebates in July / Glass fibre notations defy producers‘ attempts to push through increases	05.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2012: Ortho resins prices fairly stable / Bottom end of the range moves slightly upward / Glass fibre notations barely changed / First announcements of price increases from mid-year	06.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April 2012: Ortho resins and glass fibre stagnate / Demand remains stable at a high level / Glass fibre supply long / Little market movement expected before summer	07.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2012: Ortho resins make further slight gains / Demand more robust on the whole / Supply adequate/ Consolidation in epoxy segment / Glass fibre downswing has bottomed out	05.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2012: Ortho resins again make slight gains / Momentum looks likely to hold up through H1 / Direct roving under considerable pressure / Demand stable for most products	06.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2012: Ortho resins prices remain stable / Glass fibre products still point downward / Slack demand in line with the season / Converters will try to push prices down farther in February	06.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2011: Resins lose a little more ground as the year ends / Upswing in petrochemical notations could reverse the trend / Roving and glass fibre come under pressure	05.01.2012

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