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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
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP in August 2010: Ortho resins well supplied and stable / SM contracts point upward / Strong demand in all segments / Anti-dumping tariffs against Chinese imports tighten market	06.09.2010
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP in July 2010: Ortho resins begin Q3 on a stable note / Rovings see medium gains / Resins balanced, glass short / Summer lull dampens impetus for glass	05.08.2010
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP in June 2010: Rollover for ortho-resins / No major price increases or supply problems expected for standard grades / Glass fibre market faces tough Q3 with tight availability and risk of hike	06.07.2010
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP in May 2010: Increases for ortho-resins slow down / No apparent availability problems / No additional price hikes expected / Massive increases for some glass fibre products	07.06.2010

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