Polymer Prices World Regions

Russia April 2018: Spring demand in full bloom / Prices moving upward / PET notations skyrocket

China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2018: ABS, PC, PA 6 and PBT notations fall / Prices of PA 6.6 and PMMA shoot upwards / Scheduled turnaround at several plants in May

North America April 2018: PE moves sideways / PP underpinned by firm C3 spot price / PVC, PS and ABS affected by weak feedstock prices / PC and PA 6.6 firm / C2-based materials under pressure in May / C3 products firmer

North America March 2018: PE remains stable / PP drops steeply in line with propylene / PVC and PS firmer / Upswing with engineering plastics slows down / PA 6.6 remains the exception / Feedstock prices fall in April

China Engineering Thermoplastics March 2018: Demand and supply gradually recovering / Significant increase in PA 6.6 notations / Substantial fall in ABS and PC prices

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2018: Prices of all types fall on good supply / Demand more subdued than expected / High inventories of imported PE and PP in east China

Russia March 2018: Start of spring season drives prices / Continued upswing in April

North America February 2018: PE jumps up surprisingly / PP falls again / PVC and PS climb / Engineering plastics remain on upward trend / Trends to mostly continue into March

China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2018: Decline in demand due to holidays / ABS and PC fall a little / PMMA and PBT move sideways / PA 6 solid / Distinct increase with PA 6.6 / Widely stable to tighter tendency expected

Russia February 2018: PE in decline / Prices otherwise firming slightly / PET climbs up to record high / Subdued demand overall / Hope for a revival in March

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2018: Domestic market subdued / Announcement of anti-dumping duties on styrene imports from US, South Korea and Taiwan creates price pressure / Notations of PE and PP decrease slightly / Uptrend for PVC, PS and PET

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2018: Prices mixed / Continuing scarcity for POM, PMMA, PBT and PA 6.6 / Sideways movements expected due to slump in demand with upcoming Lunar New Year holidays

Russia January 2018: Quiet month in terms of demand with little movement in most cases / PET still heading sharply upwards

North America January 2018: PE moves sideways with lively export demand / Signs of a trend turnaround following PP price explosion in January / PVC expected to become firmer / PS moves up / Engineering plastics continue firm

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2018: Tight supply results in hikes for most polymers / Only LDPE and PS decrease slightly / Low demand expected due to holidays in February

North America December 2017: PE situation relaxes / Price explosion for propylene fuels PP price hike / PVC weaker / PS trending up / Engineering plastics also remain solid / Pressure eases somewhat

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2017: Feedstocks solid / Styrene is exception / Prices of LDPE and LLDPE decreased / Low inventories drive HDPE, PVC and PET higher / Polyolefins under pressure in January

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2017: Scarce supply raises prices / Only PA 6 decreases / PBT unchanged / PC rose significantly / Sideways movement can result from market loosening

Russia December 2017: Polyolefins and PS stagnating / PVC plunges / Price hike for PET

Russia November 2017: Notations falling / Only PP and PET showing slight upward movement / Stability in December

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2017: SM notations rocket / PC and PMMA significantly more expensive / PA 6 and PBT decrease

North America November 2017: Price upswing with standard thermoplastics runs out of steam / Engineering plastics see PA 6.6 move up due to ADN shortage / Olefins calmer but significant benzene cost increase will be felt in December

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2017: Market prices of most polymers in China rise / Low inventory levels / LDPE and PVC are exceptions / Imported and domestic feedstock costs increase

Russia October 2017: Upward momentum of most notations fizzles out / Noticeable hikes only with PS and PVC

North America October 2017: Polyolefins market gradually calms down / PVC prices soften in medium term / Engineering thermoplastics defy upward pressure