Polymer Prices World Regions China

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2015: Ethylene, SM rise sharply / C3 increase comparatively moderate / Prices rise across the board / Demand back to normal following Chinese New Year holidays

China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock costs rebound / Chinese New Year holidays throughout most of February / Polymer prices trending up / Processors resume normal operations in late February

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock prices rebound / Following pre-holiday dip, polymer notations rise as processors return to work / Little activity as a result of Chinese New Year holidays / Yuan continues to strengthen

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2015: Feedstock costs continue their downward slide / Import prices remain depressed / Polymer prices mostly down / Processors preparing for Chinese New Year holidays

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2015: C2, SM import quotes continue to slide / C3 import prices rebound / Domestic polymer notations tumble amid rising inventories / February business overshadowed by Chinese New Year mass transit

Global oil price slide takes petrochemical chains down with it / Polymer notations plummet across the world / Decline picking up speed / Weak euro brakes downturn somewhat

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2014: Feedstock costs remain low / Import prices fall / Polymers trending down / January demand expected to be in line with expectations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Feedstock prices decline / Some grades firming / Factories gradually resume normal production after Chinese New Year holiday