Polymer Prices China Standard Thermoplastics

China standard thermoplastics August 2020: Most prices rise amid low supply and reviving demand / Several PVC plants set to come onstream / Mixed outlook for September

China standard thermoplastics July 2020: Notations higher for most grades / Only PS and PET lower as demand remains muted / Stable to lower prices expected in August as supply improves

China standard thermoplastics June 2020: Notations head upwards for all grades / PVC skyrockets / Demand recovering but supply generally short / Higher crude oil prices / July to see supply improve

China standard thermoplastics May 2020: Prices bottoming out / Short supply overall / Demand begins recovery phase / PET should feel the pull of thirst quenchers in June

China standard thermoplastics April 2020: Negative crude oil prices impact domestic polymer markets / Only polypropylene rises on demand for medical supplies / Mostly low demand to continue in May

China standard thermoplastics March 2020: Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact demand / Feedstock and polymer notations slide / Negative outlook for April too

China standard thermoplastics February 2020: Coronavirus outbreak has an impact on feedstocks and polymers / Lunar new year holidays extended into February / Overall high supply and subdued demand / Not much should change in March

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2020: Most grades decline on weak demand / Lunar new year holidays extended in wake of coronavirus crisis / Impacts from epidemic to keep demand low

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2019: LDPE and PP notations fall / Most polymers witness low demand / Chinese New Year festival in latter January to keep demand weak

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2019: Downtrend continues for most polymer notations / Safety regulations impact domestic PVC producers / Low demand and some further decreases expected in December

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2019: Feedstock prices drop / Most polymer grades decline / Anti-dumping duties on PVC imports lifted / Demand remains low

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2019: PE notations decrease / Speculations after attacks in Saudi Arabia lead to price fluctuations / Propylene plant in the Pearl River Delta online

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2019: Most polymer notations decrease / Low demand and abundant supply / Negative impacts of unfavourable foreign exchange and US-China trade war

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2019: Price hikes for most polymer grades / Rosy macroeconomic outlook / Ethylene and propylene costs rise

China Standard Thermoplastics June 2019: Prices continue to decrease / Inventory levels remain high / Weak demand dominates / July could see more of the same

China Standard Thermoplastics May 2019: Price decreases in most standard thermoplastics / Low demand / High supply

China Standard Thermoplastics April 2019: PVC shoots upward / Deadly explosion in Inner Mongolia and safety inspections at plants / Higher prices of imported PP and HDPE

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2019: Most polymers on downward price trend / PET, HDPE imports and PP are exceptions / Feedstocks witness falling notations / High inventory levels and subdued demand in general

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2019: Impacts from Chinese New Year holidays / Most polymer prices fall / HDPE for injection moulding and PET increase / Market unlikely to recover in March

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2019: Domestic prices of polymers decrease or move sideways on weak demand / Some import notations slightly up / C2, C3 and SM head upward / Plants shut down before Chinese New Year holidays in February

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2018: Most standard polymers head downwards / Demand largely subdued / Plants to shut down in January for Chinese Spring Festival

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2018: Prices of most types nosedive / SM notations hit record low for the year / Impacts from global market unease and weak oil prices / Mostly low demand projected for December

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2018: Feedstock costs fall / Stark drop in PET and PS prices / Most domestic notations increase / Weaker yuan dampens import business

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2018: PE and PVC notations fall / Higher influx of imports / Mid-Autumn Festival in third week / Typhoon in Japan impacts propylene supply

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2018: Hikes across the board / Higher input costs / Sharp rises for PP and bottle-grade PET / Brisk demand for LDPE and LLDPE