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POLYMER PRICES
North America July 2018: Calm returns to notations / Cost development largely stable / Trade war dampens consumers' mood / August likely to be largely flat month
09.08.2018
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North America June 2018: PP takes another massive leap up / Prices of most other standard products stagnate / Polyamide on the move again / Strong upward pressure for PA 6.6 / Producers call for hefty hikes
10.07.2018
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North America May 2018: PP trending up in radical turnaround / PE remains surprisingly stable notwithstanding historic C2 lows / PS and PVC on downtrend / Engineering plastics stable / C3 price explosion coming in June
12.06.2018
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North America April 2018: PE moves sideways / PP underpinned by firm C3 spot price / PVC, PS and ABS affected by weak feedstock prices / PC and PA 6.6 firm / C2-based materials under pressure in May / C3 products firmer
10.05.2018
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North America March 2018: PE remains stable / PP drops steeply in line with propylene / PVC and PS firmer / Upswing with engineering plastics slows down / PA 6.6 remains the exception / Feedstock prices fall in April
12.04.2018
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North America February 2018: PE jumps up surprisingly / PP falls again / PVC and PS climb / Engineering plastics remain on upward trend / Trends to mostly continue into March
14.03.2018
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North America January 2018: PE moves sideways with lively export demand / Signs of a trend turnaround following PP price explosion in January / PVC expected to become firmer / PS moves up / Engineering plastics continue firm
09.02.2018
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North America December 2017: PE situation relaxes / Price explosion for propylene fuels PP price hike / PVC weaker / PS trending up / Engineering plastics also remain solid / Pressure eases somewhat
12.01.2018
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North America November 2017: Price upswing with standard thermoplastics runs out of steam / Engineering plastics see PA 6.6 move up due to ADN shortage / Olefins calmer but significant benzene cost increase will be felt in December
08.12.2017
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North America October 2017: Polyolefins market gradually calms down / PVC prices soften in medium term / Engineering thermoplastics defy upward pressure
10.11.2017
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North America September 2017: Hurricane "Harvey" drives polyolefins up / PS indirectly affected / PVC and engineering thermoplastics able to resist mounting upward pressure
11.10.2017
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North America August 2017: Generally quiet month whirled about by Hurricane "Harvey" / First price rises reported for PE / September likely to see increases across the board / Spot markets lively as prices explode
15.09.2017
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North America July 2017: Polyolefins stable to firm / PVC weaker / PS follows feedstocks down / Engineering thermoplastics face mounting downward pressure
10.08.2017
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North America June 2017: Most standard notations roll over / Majority of engineering thermoplastics stagnate / Downward pressure mounting in July
17.07.2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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