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POLYMER PRICES North America August 2012: Costs continue to drive polyethylene up / Polypropylene drops amid continued stock clearance sales / PVC bobs along / PS prices race higher / Few impulses for engineering thermoplastics	07.09.2012
POLYMER PRICES China July/August 2012: Feedstocks follow oil's upward course / Polyolefin, PVC notations wobble slightly / Styrenics firm / No evident summer lull / Countrywide PE and PP inventories lower than last year	15.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia July 2012: Oil fluctuations see ruble helter skelter continue / Polymer prices mostly down in euro terms, but seesaw in local currency / HDPE posts largest gains / Producers eye increases in August	07.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2012: Feedstock turnaround puts an end to the downward spiral of standard thermoplastics / PE and PS notations tending upwards in August / PP and PVC still stagnant / Engineering plastics remain weak	07.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES China June/July 2012: Oil price causes notations to go all haywire / Most grades post losses / Early July sees first signs of an upward trend / PVC stagnant / Ethylene output down year-on-year	12.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia June 2012: Falling oil price sends ruble tumbling / Currency effects see prices rise in ruble terms while euro values are down / PVC and PET notations are a mixed bag / PS largely stagnant	06.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2012: Polyethylene notations continue to slide / PP in free fall / PVC flagging / Styrenics point down despite stable costs / Engineering thermoplastics headed for summer lull	06.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES China May/June 2012: Notations continue to follow the feedstock costs down / Traders reluctant to buy / Production curbs and extended maintenances / Nominal ethylene demand drops for the first time in three years	18.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2012: Polyolefins on a downhill ride / PVC weaker / PS rumbles but holds steady / Engineering plastics also under pressure / ABS in a downswing / PC and PA will deteriorate in Q3	12.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia May 2012: PP, LDPE and PS pointing upward / HDPE and PVC stable / Import PET notations ease / Producers likely to offer rebates in June as petrochemical feedstocks slide	08.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES China April/May 2012: Rollercoaster notations heading downward / Producers grapple with high production costs and reduced revenues / Plunging oil price and Europe debt crisis loom	18.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2012: Standard thermoplastics notations stagnate / Subdued demand / Market could shift in buyers' favour / Engineering thermoplastics remain firm	08.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia April 2012: Prices continue rising / PP takes to new heights / LDPE market balanced / PVC in seasonal upswing / PET largely stable amid weak Asian notations / Styrenics increase counteracts western European development	07.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES China March/April 2012: Slowdown in demand dampens increases for PE / PP, PVC and PS largely stable or tending downwards / Automotive sales slide / Fewer resin imports / Cautious outlook	12.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2012: Renewed gains for polyethylene despite weak markets / Restraint for PP sees spot markets thrive / PVC continues to climb / PS cost drive slows / Engineering thermoplastics rising	10.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia March 2012: Prices inch upward / Styrenics lead the way / Only LDPE and HDPE blow moulding grades see slight losses / Easter holiday could afford a breather	02.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES China February/March 2012: Hardly any demand growth as work resumes post-Chinese New Year / Exports slow / Business expected to pick up again as agricultural season starts / Oil price could push notations up	20.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2012: Rising standard thermoplastics notations / Controversy over PE price hikes amid decreasing costs / C3 and PP take off / Costs drive PS, PVC and engineering thermoplastics	07.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia February 2012: Standard thermoplastics in reversal mode / March notations tending upward	02.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES Chinese standard thermoplastics notations largely stable in mid-February	21.02.2012
RUSSIA Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe	21.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES China January/February 2012: Lunar New Year puts polymer trade to a standstill / Business slow as facilities are restarted / Price hikes average 3-5% / Most standard thermoplastics see slight rises	15.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward	09.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES China January 2012: 34m t of standard thermoplastics produced in 2011 / Imports exceed 23m t / Three leading trade centres determine polymer pricing / First in a new series of special reports	17.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2011: Quiet end to the year / Struggles over hikes for indexed PE / PP tending slightly downward / PVC and styrene have bottomed out / Engineering plastics still weak / Benzene makes a comeback in January	06.01.2012

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