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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
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES 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
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
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2014: PE and PS up / PP bottoms out / Engineering plastics show no significant change	12.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES 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

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