Polymer Prices World Regions

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2014: Feedstock import quotes plunge / C2, C3, SM at new lows / Polymer decline continues / Domestic players attempt to raise prices / Processors mull inventory build-up ahead of lunar new year

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2014: All feedstock costs down / Some starter materials hit lows not seen in years / Import prices soft / PC stabilises following BPA turnaround / MMA declines put a brake on PMMA hikes

North America November 2014: Notations erode across a broad front / Declining feedstock costs take polymers down / Additional significant corrections expected in December and January

Russia November 2014: Currency effect drives euro notations down / Rouble prices a mixed bag / HDPE injection moulding grades tight and expensive / PP and PET firmer / PVC flagging

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2014: Feedstock import quotes continue in free fall / C2, C3, SM at lows not seen in years / Polymer producers worried about unabated price declines / Processors in holding pattern and keeping inventories low

China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2014: All feedstock costs down / PC, PMMA firm / All other polymer prices soft / Consumption on normal level / November likely to see little change

North America October 2014: Olefin chains have reached their peak / Decline in global oil price pressures US notations / PE exports becoming more difficult / Aromatic derivatives already pointing down

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2014: All feedstock import quotes down / Styrene, propylene hit new lows / Polymers follow feedstock trend / Demand in line with the season

Russia October 2014: Rouble continues to decline / Maintenance cycle mostly over / LDPE now pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could see rises for PS and PET / Other polymers likely to decline in November

Rise in North American polymer grade propylene contract opens arbitrage window

North America September 2014: Ethylene drives up PE and PVC / PP still stable but trending higher / Relaxation on the aromatics front takes PS down / Engineering thermoplastics under pressure

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2014: Most feedstock costs fall / Butadiene, BPA and MMA prices increase / PC and PMMA notations rise / Import prices stable to soft with individual price hikes / Consumption normal for September

Russia September 2014: LDPE and HDPE tight and expensive / Euro notations feel currency effect as rouble continues to lose in value / PP and PVC pointing down / PS and PET roll over / Little change expected in October

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2014: Ethylene import quotes firm, while styrene and propylene trend soft / Polymer prices mostly down / National PE and PP inventories continue to increase / Notations could rise slightly in October

China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2014: Feedstock costs nosedive / BPA rise / Prices of Engineering Thermoplastics steady with individual hikes / Consumption ranging between normal and seasonal low with different types

North America August 2014: PE contract notations still stable / C2 increasingly tight and expensive / PP surges / PVC and PS hold steady / Engineering thermoplastics stagnate / Benzene drives upward trend

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2014: Feedstock import quotes take a diver / Polymer prices waver amid meagre demand / Most notations expected to rise slightly

Russia August 2014: Maintenance cycles drive up PE, PP and PVC notations / PS and PET mostly quiet / PP availability could improve in late September / PVC tightness expected to last into November

North America July 2014: PE and PS up / PP bottoms out / Engineering plastics show no significant change

Russia July 2014: Aside from PET, all notations rise in rouble-terms / Russian currency posts gains against the euro / Most grades expected to see rises in August

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2014: Several feedstocks rise / Butadiene soars to new heights / ABS, PC steady / Increases for PA 6, PA 6.6 and PBT limited to southern regions / August prices mostly stable to slightly up

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2014: Feedstock import quotes continue to climb / Polymer prices pointing down ahead of traditionally weak August / PP bucks the trend / Summer heat drives gains for PET

North America June 2014: PE stable / PP bottoms out / PVC and PS slightly weaker / Engineering thermoplastics treading water

China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2014: Feedstock costs rise across the board / Prices soft and trending down / Consumption on track / Little change expected in July

Russia June 2014: Situation generally stable / HDPE continues to rise / PP likely to see increases this month