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Rise in North American polymer grade propylene contract opens arbitrage window
20.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
08.10.2014
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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
07.10.2014
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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
06.10.2014
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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
01.10.2014
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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
10.09.2014
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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
08.09.2014
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China Standard Thermoplastics August 2014: Feedstock import quotes take a diver / Polymer prices waver amid meagre demand / Most notations expected to rise slightly
05.09.2014
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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
04.09.2014
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North America July 2014: PE and PS up / PP bottoms out / Engineering plastics show no significant change
12.08.2014
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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
07.08.2014
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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
05.08.2014
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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
30.07.2014
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North America June 2014: PE stable / PP bottoms out / PVC and PS slightly weaker / Engineering thermoplastics treading water
10.07.2014
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China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2014: Feedstock costs rise across the board / Prices soft and trending down / Consumption on track / Little change expected in July
09.07.2014
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Russia June 2014: Situation generally stable / HDPE continues to rise / PP likely to see increases this month
08.07.2014
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China Standard Thermoplastics June 2014: Feedstock import quotes rise / Domestic PE and PP prices up / PS points down / National PE and PP inventories continue to decline
04.07.2014
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Russia May 2014: Polyolefin notations rising again / Other materials stagnate / Stability likely in June
10.06.2014
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North America May 2014: Very little movement / PE notations stable / PP down slightly / PVC still holding up / PS follows downward cost drive / Engineering thermoplastics notations appear set in stone
06.06.2014
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China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Feedstock notations tending soft / Engineering thermoplastics prices largely unchanged / Business volume expected to remain stable until the end of Q2
29.05.2014
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China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Ethylene and propylene import prices rebound while styrene recedes / Polymer import quotes firm / Domestic prices see active dynamics / Labour Day holiday period dampens total uptake
23.05.2014
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Russia April 2014: Polyethylene on the up due to product shortage / Otherwise prices mainly stable / Ukraine conflict has little effect
09.05.2014
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North America April 2014: Price-hike phase has ended / PE and PVC stagnate / PP and PS down / All signs point to further declines / Engineering thermoplastics market remains oversupplied
08.05.2014
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China Engineering Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Benzene firm, styrene rising and butadiene soft / Domestic feedstock notations firm but trending up / Most polymers roll over / ABS surges / Demand for PA 6.6 “made in China” rising
24.04.2014
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China Standard Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Ethylene and propylene import prices fall while styrene firms / Polymer import quotes soft / Domestic prices rising / Demand largely normal
17.04.2014
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