Polymer Prices World Regions

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2015: Ethylene rises while propylene and styrene trend soft / Domestic polymer notations slump / Imports also recede / Demand mostly flat / PE inventory down as PP rises

China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2015: Aside from butadiene, all feedstocks post modest gains / Low consumption levels keep polymer notations down / Decline in PA 6.6 particularly steep / No significant changes expected in November

North America October 2015: Polyethylene trends stable / Polypropylene rising / PVC continues to erode / Polystyrene at rock bottom following earlier decline / Engineering thermoplastics point down

Russia October 2015: Notations down across the board / Only PS prices rise slightly / HDPE extrusion grades see steepest fall / Further declines in the cards for November

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2015: Feedstock costs up / Domestic polymer prices remain depressed / PE import notations recover slightly / Demand down following National Day Holidays / High PE and PP inventories

North America September 2015: Notations cave in across a broad front / PS down by triple digits / Benzene fall takes engineering thermoplastics along with it

Russia September 2015: Prices continue to rise even as rouble stabilises / Domestic producers in dire straits / HDPE extremely tight / Processors under immense pressure

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstock prices firm or pointing slightly up / Polymers remain soft / Strong demand / Domestic ABS producers lift output to meet orders / Outlook for October positive

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstocks develop differently / Ethylene recovers while propylene falls / Polymer notations continue to soften / Demand up markedly ahead of National Day holiday

China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock notations fall to new lows / Polymers also pointing down / Low consumption levels / Outlook for September more upbeat

North America August 2015: Standard thermoplastics notations drop across the board / Global downtrend also drives engineering thermoplastics lower / September expected to see further declines

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock prices at new annual low / Polymers down across the board / Consumption slows / Tianjin disaster has limited immediate impact on petrochemical logistics

Russia August 2015: Rise in rouble-based notations / Prohibitive costs lead several converters to shut down their operations / Producers seek refuge in export channel / Volatile exchange rate drives prices down in euro-terms / No relief in sight

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock and polymer prices down / Consumption at a normal level / Little change forecast for August

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock prices decline / Polymer notations also pointing down / Consumption at normal levels / Prices could continue to soften in August

Russia July 2015: Almost all grades point up / PE notations explode / PVC also rising steeply / Increases for PP and PS more moderate / PET stable / Additional hikes likely in August

North America July 2015: PE inches sideways again / Margin gains with PP despite price reductions / PVC remains calm / PS climbs rapidly again / ABS also on the up / Otherwise stability with engineering thermoplastics

China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2015: Feedstocks firm on the back of maintenance downtimes / Domestic notations fall across the board / Raw material prices likely to soften in July / Polymers expected to hold stable amid slight downward trend

North America June 2015: PE inches sideward / PP producers improve their margins / PVC remains stuck at the bottom / PS down by triple digits / Slight uptrend for engineering thermoplastics

China Standard Thermoplastics June 2015: Propylene rises amid general tightness in Asia Pacific / Ethylene and styrene largely stable / Most polymers pointing down / Demand normal / Little change expected in July

Russia June 2015: Rises across the board / PET the sole exception / Uptrend unlikely to end in July as maintenance season gets underway

China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2015: Most feedstocks turn soft / Domestic ABS and PC prices firm / PA 6 trending soft while PA 6.6 points up / PMMA tumbles / Consumption levels stable / Little change expected in June

North America May 2015: PE corrected slightly upwards / PP drops another notch / PVC stuck at rock bottom / PS follows rising costs / Engineering thermoplastics stagnate / Smooth sailing expected for June

China Standard Thermoplastics May 2015: Soft feedstock costs take most polymer prices down / Demand normal / Processors appear to be gaining the upper hand in price negotiations / Most notations expected to decline slightly in June

Russia May 2015: LDPE makes a retreat / Feedstock rises continue to push PS up / Little changes for HDPE, PP and PET / Imported PVC sees strongest gains / Aside from PS, PVC and PET, notations could roll over in June