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POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock and polymer prices down / Consumption at a normal level / Little change forecast for August
13.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Standard Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock prices decline / Polymer notations also pointing down / Consumption at normal levels / Prices could continue to soften in August
12.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2015: Feedstocks firm on the back of maintenance downtimes / Domestic notations fall across the board / Raw material prices likely to soften in July / Polymers expected to hold stable amid slight downward trend
08.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Standard Thermoplastics June 2015: Propylene rises amid general tightness in Asia Pacific / Ethylene and styrene largely stable / Most polymers pointing down / Demand normal / Little change expected in July
02.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2015: Most feedstocks turn soft / Domestic ABS and PC prices firm / PA 6 trending soft while PA 6.6 points up / PMMA tumbles / Consumption levels stable / Little change expected in June
10.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Standard Thermoplastics May 2015: Soft feedstock costs take most polymer prices down / Demand normal / Processors appear to be gaining the upper hand in price negotiations / Most notations expected to decline slightly in June
05.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2015: Feedstock prices continue rising / Domestic ABS and PC increase / PA trending soft while PMMA declines / Good demand situation / Little change expected in May
12.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Standard Thermoplastics April 2015: Rising feedstock costs pull polymer prices up across the board / Demand normal / Processors reluctant to accept higher prices / Little change expected in May
07.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics March 2015: Upstream maintenance turnarounds boost feedstock prices / Domestic polymer prices soft while import quotes remain firm / Normal consumption levels / Little change expected for April
14.04.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
31.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
10.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
03.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
10.02.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
05.02.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
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
16.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2014: Feedstock costs remain low / Import prices fall / Polymers trending down / January demand expected to be in line with expectations
12.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
07.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES
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
10.12.2014
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
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
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
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
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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