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POLYMER PRICES
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
04.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
02.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
13.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
12.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
07.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
06.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
North America July 2014: PE and PS up / PP bottoms out / Engineering plastics show no significant change
12.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
North America June 2014: PE stable / PP bottoms out / PVC and PS slightly weaker / Engineering thermoplastics treading water
10.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
Russia June 2014: Situation generally stable / HDPE continues to rise / PP likely to see increases this month
08.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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
POLYMER PRICES
Russia May 2014: Polyolefin notations rising again / Other materials stagnate / Stability likely in June
10.06.2014
POLYMER PRICES
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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