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POLYMER PRICES North America July 2017: Polyolefins stable to firm / PVC weaker / PS follows feedstocks down / Engineering thermoplastics face mounting downward pressure	10.08.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2017: Most standard notations roll over / Majority of engineering thermoplastics stagnate / Downward pressure mounting in July	17.07.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2017: Sideways tendency predominates with most types / Slight downward trend with PS, more marked with PP / Engineering plastics calmer / Only polyamides continue to gain ground	15.06.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2017: Rally with standard plastics comes to an end / PE and PVC stagnate / PP and PS drift downwards / Engineering plastics on the up again but turnaround also expected here	09.05.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2017: Prices rally in a big way / Increases across the board / PP reaches turnaround point / Other commodities also seem to have peaked / Engineering thermoplastics still rising	13.04.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2017: Widespread price rally also hits North American markets / Significant rises across the board / Styrenics and polyamides climb particularly steeply	10.03.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2017: PE and PVC remain stable / PP notations rocket in major turnaround / PS and ABS also take off / Plenty of movement with polyamides / Strong upward trend in February	09.02.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2016: Polyolefins notations slide once again / Cost rise at turn of the year raises pressure / Radical turnaround for propylene chain / Aromatics also rising steeply	11.01.2017
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2016: Standard thermoplastics notations falling / Peak PE prices capped / PP follows propylene's freefall / PVC and PS also sliding / Engineering thermoplastics mostly stable	07.12.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2016: Few changes in overall price situation / Solely PS able to gain some ground following feedstock surge / Slight downward correction for PP / With end of year approaching, risk of hikes abates	10.11.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2016: Upward momentum across many segments / Rising feedstocks push up polyolefins and PS / Engineering thermoplastics producers still under pressure	11.10.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2016: PE still stagnates / PP shows turnaround / Propylene hike drives up prices / PVC stable / Inconsistent PS updraught / PA 6 increases significantly / Markets otherwise mostly steady	12.09.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2016: PE still trending stable / PP may have bottomed out / PVC and PS under latent upward pressure / Engineering thermoplastics notations mostly calm / Price offensive for PA 6	05.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2016: PE notations tread water / PP once again in free fall / PVC trending slightly up / Styrenics stable / Engineering thermoplastics moving sideways	06.07.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2016: Plastics markets mostly stable / Only PP continues to slide / Feedstocks under pressure / Downtrend expected for the coming months	09.06.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2016: Polyethylene rises again / PP drifting down / PVC and polystyrene pointing up / ABS and PA 6 with notable increases / PC and PA 6.6 continue to erode	09.05.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2016: PE makes up some lost ground / High-priced PP headed for a correction / Increase in PVC comes as a surprise / Despite pressure, PS still holds stable / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tumble	08.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America February 2016: Little market impulses / PE descends / PP's rise comes to an end / PVC treads water / PS slides / Engineering thermoplastics remain under pressure	08.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2016: PE continues to slide / PP proceeds to climb / PVC and PS stuck / Engineering thermoplastics pointing down	05.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2015: PE holds stable / PP continues to rise / PVC crumbling / PS prices roll over / Engineering thermoplastics notations stable to down	14.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2015: PE moves sideways as expected / PP edges up another notch / PVC continues to soften / PS bottoms out / ABS recovers / PC and polyamide still under pressure	09.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2015: Polyethylene trends stable / Polypropylene rising / PVC continues to erode / Polystyrene at rock bottom following earlier decline / Engineering thermoplastics point down	09.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2015: Notations cave in across a broad front / PS down by triple digits / Benzene fall takes engineering thermoplastics along with it	09.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2015: Standard thermoplastics notations drop across the board / Global downtrend also drives engineering thermoplastics lower / September expected to see further declines	07.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2015: PE inches sideways again / Margin gains with PP despite price reductions / PVC remains calm / PS climbs rapidly again / ABS also on the up / Otherwise stability with engineering thermoplastics	10.08.2015

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