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POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics September/October 2013: Ethylene import pricing surges while styrene and propylene remain soft / Import quotes see firm to modest increases / Domestic manufacturers raise prices after the National Day Holidays	21.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics August/September 2013: Most feedstocks rise / Demand sees modest growth / Import quotes increase / Domestic prices remain stable but with some concessions / National Day holiday looms in October	25.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics August/September 2013: Mixed pricing for feedstock imports / Standard thermoplastic imports see firm to modest price increases / Domestic manufacturers raise prices	19.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics July/August 2013: Butadiene increases / Most feedstocks stable / Pricing soft on continuing downtrend	22.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics July/August 2013: Ethylene and propylene feedstock import prices recede / Styrene monomer import quotes surge to new high / Import prices of standard thermoplastics rise / Domestic manufacturers hike prices	15.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Butadiene crashes / Feedstock mixed / Sales flat / Prices remain unchanged to trending slightly lower	16.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics June/July 2013: Feedstock prices rise considerably / Domestic market entering slow season / Pricing steady to trending soft / LDPE outperforms other grades	15.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock prices remain generally soft / Butadiene retreats / Pricing stable to slight drop	18.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics May/June 2013: Feedstock pricing strengthens / Commodity business picks up / Prices lift on renewed optimism	13.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Feedstock prices generally soft / Butadiene finally wakes up / Pricing stable to slight drop	23.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Mixed bag of perspectives / Ethylene pricing continues depressed / Largely stable pricing / Some slight upward movements / Downstream processing capacity utilisation 70%	22.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics March/April 2013: Feedstock prices continue to slide / ABS, PC tending soft / Little movement for PA, POM and PMMA	26.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics March/April 2013: Market mostly stable / Feedstock prices soft / Local manufacturers cut polymer notations to move volumes / No signs of an imminent revival	22.04.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2013: Feedstock prices down post-Chinese new year / Plans to hike ABS prices / PC also rising / Little movement for polyamides, PBT and POM	28.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics February/March 2013: Production slowly returns to normal following New Year holidays / Feedstock and polymer notations weak / Widely expected post-holiday run fails to materialise / Highly dependent on styrene imports	19.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January/February 2013: Feedstock prices see moderate rises ahead of lunar new year break / PC largely stable / ABS slightly up / Introducing PIE's latest China price report	26.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics January/February 2013: Sector at standstill as country celebrates lunar new year / C2 and C3 notations rising / Calls for higher prices once holiday period ends / Consumption expected to rebound in Year of the Snake	15.02.2013
POLYMER PRICES China December 2012 / January 2013: Twin hikes for feedstocks and thermoplastics / PS notations set new record / Last push before two-week Chinese New Year hiatus / Petrochemical sector's pre-tax profit down 8% year-on-year over first 10 months of 2011	21.01.2013
POLYMER PRICES China November/December 2012: Mostly quiet on the polymer front / Market unsupportive of price hikes / Feedstocks appear to be rising again / Producers plan to cut output to raise prices	13.12.2012
POLYMER PRICES China October/November 2012: Domestic polyolefin notations ease off / Moderate gains for imports / Polystyrene charts its own upward path / Demand from the internal market still slack	16.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES China September/October 2012: Olefins up slightly / High ambitions of Chinese polymer suppliers dampened by sluggish demand / Subdued prospects	19.10.2012
POLYMER PRICES China August/September 2012: Feedstock prices rise / Polymers follow suit / July ethylene output down / More than 13m t of resin imported this year so far	18.09.2012
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 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 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

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