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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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North America June 2015: PE inches sideward / PP producers improve their margins / PVC remains stuck at the bottom / PS down by triple digits / Slight uptrend for engineering thermoplastics
07.07.2015
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North America May 2015: PE corrected slightly upwards / PP drops another notch / PVC stuck at rock bottom / PS follows rising costs / Engineering thermoplastics stagnate / Smooth sailing expected for June
09.06.2015
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North America April 2015: PP takes another plunge / PE and PVC tread water / PS rises considerably / Export options improve / PE likely to rise in May / Engineering thermoplastics oscillate
08.05.2015
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North America March 2015: PE and PS bottom out / PP oscillates amid good C3 availability / PVC in unsustainable upwards trend / ABS and PC price erosion largely stopped / PA remains under pressure
09.04.2015
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North America February 2015: Polyethylene takes another huge plunge / Other standard thermoplastics bottom out / Still some downward potential for engineering thermoplastics
09.03.2015
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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
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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
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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
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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
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