Polymer Prices World Regions China

China Engineering Thermoplastics March 2016: Tight supply and strong demand drive up feedstock costs / ABS and PC rising, while other grades remain firm / Demand quite strong / Prospects for April range from stability to slight increases

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2016: Peak of maintenance cycle pushes feedstock costs higher / Polymer prices rise significantly / Strong demand / Inventory levels mostly normal, with some materials trending short / Further uptrend in April

China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2016: Cost of key feedstocks rises / ABS and PC point up, while PA remains depressed / Consumption considered satisfactory despite Chinese New Year holidays / March outlook positive

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2016: Feedstock costs rise on back of tight supply and post-holiday demand / Processors resume activity in mid-February / Demand in line with expectations / Domestic polymer prices mostly firm / Import quotes rising

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2016: Butadiene and styrene rise while other feedstocks point down / Polymer prices firm / ABS and PC rise slightly / Consumption in line with expectations / Processors gearing down for Chinese New Year holidays

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2016: C2 and C3 point down, while styrene rises / Polymers mostly firm / Local producers manage to lift some notations slightly ahead of Chinese New Year holidays / Imports trending up / Demand normal for the season

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstocks rise / Only benzene and PX point down / Polymer notations recede / Only PC firms / Demand slightly higher than in November / Processors could stock up in January ahead of Chinese New Year holidays

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstock notations firm / Domestic producers fail to lift polymer prices / Cost of imports continues to slide / National polymer inventory trending slightly long amid flat demand

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2015: Feedstock costs trending down / Polymer notations continue to drop / PA sees largest fall / Consumption at normal levels / Little change expected in December

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2015: Ethylene rises while propylene and styrene trend soft / Domestic polymer notations slump / Imports also recede / Demand mostly flat / PE inventory down as PP rises

China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2015: Aside from butadiene, all feedstocks post modest gains / Low consumption levels keep polymer notations down / Decline in PA 6.6 particularly steep / No significant changes expected in November

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2015: Feedstock costs up / Domestic polymer prices remain depressed / PE import notations recover slightly / Demand down following National Day Holidays / High PE and PP inventories

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstock prices firm or pointing slightly up / Polymers remain soft / Strong demand / Domestic ABS producers lift output to meet orders / Outlook for October positive

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstocks develop differently / Ethylene recovers while propylene falls / Polymer notations continue to soften / Demand up markedly ahead of National Day holiday

China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock notations fall to new lows / Polymers also pointing down / Low consumption levels / Outlook for September more upbeat

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock prices at new annual low / Polymers down across the board / Consumption slows / Tianjin disaster has limited immediate impact on petrochemical logistics

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock and polymer prices down / Consumption at a normal level / Little change forecast for August

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock prices decline / Polymer notations also pointing down / Consumption at normal levels / Prices could continue to soften in August

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

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

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

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

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

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

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