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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
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

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