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POLYMER PRICES
North America February 2015: Polyethylene takes another huge plunge / Other standard thermoplastics bottom out / Still some downward potential for engineering thermoplastics
09.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES
North America January 2015: Notations continue to slide / Feedstock declines impact developments across the entire chain / PP and PS plummet / Engineering thermoplastics follow benzene's downtrend
06.02.2015
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
North America December 2014: Polyethylene recedes again / Polypropylene in free fall / PS and PVC still weak / Engineering thermoplastics continue to crumble / Downward trend in January, too
08.01.2015
POLYMER PRICES
North America November 2014: Notations erode across a broad front / Declining feedstock costs take polymers down / Additional significant corrections expected in December and January
10.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America October 2014: Olefin chains have reached their peak / Decline in global oil price pressures US notations / PE exports becoming more difficult / Aromatic derivatives already pointing down
12.11.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rise in North American polymer grade propylene contract opens arbitrage window
20.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America September 2014: Ethylene drives up PE and PVC / PP still stable but trending higher / Relaxation on the aromatics front takes PS down / Engineering thermoplastics under pressure
08.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America August 2014: PE contract notations still stable / C2 increasingly tight and expensive / PP surges / PVC and PS hold steady / Engineering thermoplastics stagnate / Benzene drives upward trend
08.09.2014
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North America July 2014: PE and PS up / PP bottoms out / Engineering plastics show no significant change
12.08.2014
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North America June 2014: PE stable / PP bottoms out / PVC and PS slightly weaker / Engineering thermoplastics treading water
10.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America May 2014: Very little movement / PE notations stable / PP down slightly / PVC still holding up / PS follows downward cost drive / Engineering thermoplastics notations appear set in stone
06.06.2014
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North America April 2014: Price-hike phase has ended / PE and PVC stagnate / PP and PS down / All signs point to further declines / Engineering thermoplastics market remains oversupplied
08.05.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America March 2014: Polyethylene continues to move sideways / Polypropylene still losing steam / PVC proceeds to climb / PS takes a breather at a high altitude / Engineering thermoplastics notations remain depressed
07.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America February 2014: Polyethylene surges / PP tumbles from its high / Tight market drives PVC notations / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tread water
11.03.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America January 2014: Polyethylene notations roll over / PP continues its steep rise / PVC pointing up, too / PS takes a huge leap / High benzene prices pressure engineering thermoplastics
10.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America December 2013: PE slithers sideways into the New Year / PP continues climbing / Monomer's firming sweeps PS higher / Engineering thermoplastics still quiet
20.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America November 2013: PE and PVC move sideways / PP prices drop again but end to declines in sight / PS downward trend over / PET still weak / No momentum on the engineering thermoplastics front
11.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America October 2013: Most grades point down / PE stable / PP follows declining feedstock prices / PVC also dropping / Polystyrene the sole exception to the rule / Engineering thermoplastics start to cave in
08.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America September 2013: Price increases for PE and PS / PP and PVC roll over / Tight market may drive PE up again in October / Downward trend dominates / Engineering thermoplastics continue sluggish
10.10.2013
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North America July/August 2013: PE and PVC in deep summer lull / PP shifts sideways after rally / PS dips in July / Well-supplied market pressures engineering grades
10.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America June 2013: Polyolefins point slightly upward / PC and PS weak but stable / Engineering thermoplastics still sluggish / Little momentum in the market
10.07.2013
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North America May 2013: PE market caught in a rollover / Rate of decline for PP and PVC slows / PS bounces back / Engineering thermoplastics still weak
11.06.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America April 2013: PE sideways after March rise / PP follows steep monomer dive / PVC sideways / PS crumbles on slight pressure / Engineering still subdued
13.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES
North America March 2013: Producers manage to hike PE notations / January price escapade cripples PE sales as notations continue to fall / PVC drive starts to slow / PS still stable / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tread water
08.04.2013
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