Show topic list

Polymer Prices Composites

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
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2011: Downward momentum continues for resins / Most corrections take place at upper end / Demand begins to soften / European market is expected to see little movement in December	06.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2011: Downward trend in resins prices continues / Signs of slightly softening demand / Buyers of resins and glass fibre will be looking for additional rebates in November	04.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September 2011: Resin demand recovers only slightly after summer lull / Converters ordering cautiously / Sombre mood at “Composites Europe” fair / Glass fibre roving range widens minimally	07.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP August 2011: Little activity in core holiday month / Demand for resin unlikely to pick up before mid-September / Stimulus expected from "Composites Europe" fair / Glass fibre tends slightly softer	06.09.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July 2011: Ortho resins producers pass through only half their cost advantage / Glass fibre stable despite imports / Summer demand slack / SM price explosion drives calls for hikes in Q3	04.08.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2011: Notations for styrene and propylene lose more ground / Few repercussions for ortho resins / Glass fibre hikes fail to take hold / Market in off-season mode	06.07.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2011: Continued stability / Styrene monomer plunges / Mats and roving for glass fibre unchanged despite hike announcements / More of a buyer's market in June?	07.06.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April 2011: Slight increase in ortho resins notations lingers from March / Higher feedstocks could push composite products higher / Glass fibre stable across the board	05.05.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2011: Feedstocks drive ortho resins up strongly / Further smaller upward price momentum expected / Glass fibres stable / Renewed influx of material from China brings no price relief	06.04.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2011: Capacities well utilised / Ortho resins long / Further upward price momentum a certainty / Well-supplied glass fibre buyers hold back on ordering / Relaxation in March?	04.03.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2011: Steep hikes for ortho resins and glass fibre / Standard chopped strand mats the only exception / Demand curve pointing upward / February looks likely to be quieter	04.02.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2010: Market presents mixed picture at year-end / Ortho resins in strong rollover / EU duties drive chopped strand mats / Isolated hikes for direct rovings / Further increases in sight	06.01.2011
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2010: Ortho resins and chopped strand mat markets quiet / Rovings move upward / Demand weakens as winter has Europe in its grip / Higher prices expected in the new year	06.12.2010
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2010: Ortho resins stable to slightly weaker / Producers likely drawing up hike plans / Gains for standard chopped strand mats / Short glass fibres for compounds enjoy strong demand	04.11.2010
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP in September 2010: Little movement in resin feedstocks / Ortho resins prices mostly stable / Massive glass fibre price rises on the agenda for Q4 / Additional hikes likely in 2011	06.10.2010

Seite 7 von 8

Topic search

Plastics Information Europe

Polymer Prices (5.982)
- Petrochemicals (464)
- Standard Thermoplastics (948)
- PET (246)
- Engineering Thermoplastics (253)
- Recyclate (365)
  - General (3)
  - Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (181)
  - Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (181)
- Polyurethanes (244)
- High Performance Polymers (2)
- Composites (180)
- Announcements (2.570)
- World Regions (577)
  - China (288)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (145)
    - Engineering Thermoplastics (143)
  - North America (165)
  - Russia (124)
- Spot Prices (123)
- Forecasts (10)
Companies (34.052)
- Polymer Materials (16.842)
  - Petrochemicals (3.028)
  - Charge (1.826)
    - General (89)
    - Masterbatches (335)
    - Additives (764)
    - Colours (373)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (265)
  - Polymers (10.828)
    - General (699)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (3.742)
      - General (113)
      - Polyolefins (1.900)
      - Polystyrenes (331)
      - PVC (655)
      - Polyester (551)
      - Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (192)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (3.197)
      - General (349)
      - Styrene Copolymers (258)
      - PC/PMMA (452)
      - Polyamides (884)
      - POM/PBT/PP (311)
      - Technical Compounds (943)
    - PUR (776)
    - Other (2.414)
      - General (101)
      - Composites/Thermosets (404)
      - High Performance (602)
      - Biopolymers (692)
      - Elastomers/TPE (365)
      - Recyclate (250)
  - Distribution (1.160)
- Machinery (1.074)
  - General (27)
  - Plant Construction (133)
  - Core Machines (737)
    - General (89)
    - Extrusion (178)
    - Injection Moulding (367)
    - Blow Moulding (71)
    - Foam (12)
    - PUR (16)
    - Compression Moulding (4)
  - Peripherals (173)
    - General (31)
    - Control Systems (4)
    - Automatisation (33)
    - Dies/Tools/Moulds (92)
    - Components (13)
  - Finishing (4)
- Processing (7.022)
  - General (883)
  - Extrusion (2.307)
    - General (116)
    - Flexible Films (1.114)
    - Rigid Films/Sheet (375)
    - Pipes (345)
    - Profiles/Rods (256)
    - Other (101)
  - Injection Moulding (1.688)
  - Blow Moulding (502)
  - PUR (296)
  - Other (1.109)
    - General (119)
    - Foam (303)
    - Composites/Thermosets (348)
    - Thermoforming (211)
    - Rotational Moulding (32)
    - Additive Manufacturing (96)
  - Finishing (237)
- Application (7.201)
  - General (126)
  - Packaging (3.107)
  - Construction (708)
  - Automotive / Transport (1.652)
  - Electrical Appliances (332)
  - Consumer Goods (671)
  - Medical (393)
  - Technical (212)
- Other (1.913)
  - Recycling/Disposal (1.542)
  - Services (250)
  - Logistics (121)
Commercial Register (119)
- Insolvency (114)
- Changes (5)
Markets (22.909)
- Polymer Materials (9.919)
  - Petrochemicals (2.421)
  - Charge (847)
    - General (38)
    - Masterbatches (92)
    - Additives (336)
    - Colours (155)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (226)
  - Polymers (6.271)
    - General (764)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (2.395)
      - General (74)
      - Polyolefins (1.186)
      - Polystyrenes (157)
      - PVC (498)
      - Polyester (341)
      - Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (139)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (1.267)
      - General (87)
      - Styrene Copolymers (105)
      - PC/PMMA (150)
      - Polyamides (434)
      - POM/PBT/PP (109)
      - Technical Compounds (382)
    - PUR (452)
    - Other (1.393)
      - General (47)
      - Composites/Thermosets (290)
      - High Performance (298)
      - Biopolymers (429)
      - Elastomers/TPE (141)
      - Recyclate (188)
  - Other Materials (58)
  - Distribution (322)
- Machinery (503)
  - General (127)
  - Plant Construction (14)
  - Core Machines (291)
    - General (109)
    - Extrusion (37)
    - Injection Moulding (124)
    - Blow Moulding (14)
    - PUR (5)
    - Compression Moulding (2)
  - Peripherals (71)
    - General (21)
    - Automatisation (16)
    - Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
- Processing (1.673)
  - General (422)
  - Extrusion (604)
    - General (20)
    - Flexible Films (294)
    - Rigid Films/Sheets (119)
    - Pipes (71)
    - Profiles/Rods (89)
    - Other (11)
  - Injection Moulding (177)
  - Blow Moulding (43)
  - PUR (78)
  - Other (304)
    - General (20)
    - Foam (78)
    - Composites/Thermosets (140)
    - Thermoforming (20)
    - Rotational Moulding (8)
    - Additive Manufacturing (38)
  - Finishing (45)
- Applications (4.024)
  - General (40)
  - Packaging (1.948)
  - Construction (304)
  - Automotive / Transport (955)
  - Electrical Appliances (216)
  - Consumer Goods (250)
  - Medical (203)
  - Technical (60)
  - Other (48)
- Regions and Countries (4.064)
  - World (194)
  - German-speaking Countries (482)
  - Europe (1.968)
    - General (474)
    - Italy (142)
    - France (155)
    - Spain/Portugal (99)
    - Great Britain/Ireland (504)
    - Low Countries (74)
    - Central Europe (174)
    - Scandinavia (46)
    - Russia (109)
    - Eastern Europe (50)
    - Southeastern Europe (141)
  - North America (486)
  - Asia (674)
    - General (122)
    - China (390)
    - Japan (50)
    - Korea (26)
    - India (86)
  - Middle East (141)
  - Other (38)
  - South America (81)
- Other (2.726)
  - Recycling/Disposal (2.003)
  - Economic Trend (397)
  - Services (41)
  - Logistics (223)
  - Energy (62)
Production and Engineering (3.745)
- Polymer Materials (2.335)
  - Petrochemicals (59)
  - Charge (437)
    - General (14)
    - Masterbatches (111)
    - Additives (224)
    - Colours (53)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
  - Polymers (1.809)
    - General (30)
    - Standard Themoplastics (361)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (597)
      - General (19)
      - Styrene Copolymers (63)
      - PC/PMMA (62)
      - Polyamides (204)
      - POM/PBT/PP (69)
      - Technical Compounds (180)
    - PUR (72)
    - Other (749)
      - General (21)
      - Composites/Thermosets (107)
      - High Performance (160)
      - Biopolymers (242)
      - Elastomers/TPE (113)
      - Recyclate (106)
  - Other (30)
- Machinery (94)
  - Extrusion (20)
    - General (8)
    - Flexible Films (5)
    - Calender (3)
    - Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
    - Pipes/Profiles (3)
  - Injection Moulding (31)
    - General (15)
    - Process (10)
    - Tools (4)
    - Automatisation (2)
  - Blow Moulding (10)
  - Other (33)
- Research (429)
  - Polymer Materials (144)
  - Technical (13)
  - Product Development (41)
  - Process (81)
  - Application (90)
  - Patents (4)
    - Polymer Materials (2)
    - Process (2)
  - Other (56)
- New Products (849)
  - Packaging (559)
  - Construction (34)
  - Automotive / Transport (99)
  - Electrical Appliances (26)
  - Consumer Goods (49)
  - Medical (37)
  - Technical (7)
  - Other (38)
- Other (38)
Management (681)
- Purchasing (102)
- General Management (151)
- Company organisation (43)
- Marketing/Sales (14)
- Human Resources (7)
- Finances (91)
- Logistics (273)
People (1.485)
Industry (5.972)
- General (1.179)
- Associations/Institutions (2.290)
- Legislation (1.278)
- Environment / Health (1.215)
- plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
Events (1.133)
Plastic Fantastic (538)
Commentaries (79)
Interviews (135)
Notes by Publisher (71)

Energy Cost Surcharges

Please note:
The polymer prices reported by Plastics Information Europe (PIE) already include any energy cost surcharges of the producers and are not listed separately.

Your PIE Team

Price survey methodology