Polymer Prices China Standard Thermoplastics

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2017: Ethylene and styrene rise, propylene softens / Polymer prices fall due to Chinese New Year, but PS remains firm / PE and PP inventories adequate / Overall consumption normal / Outlook for February fair

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2016: Steep rise for domestic styrene and propylene / All polymers aside from LDPE and PVC point up / HDPE availability tight / Demand satisfactory / Outlook seasonally normal

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2016: Feedstock import prices rise with styrene leading the hikes / Domestic PE and PP prices peak before receding at month end / PS firm / Outlook for December cautiously optimistic

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2016: Ethylene and propylene import prices down, while styrene points up / Both local and imported polymer prices higher / Inventories of some items slightly short / Strong demand

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2016: Ethylene, styrene import quotes slide / Propylene holds firm / Polymer import quotes soft / Local product sliding / Only LDPE and PVC defy the downtrend

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2016: Feedstock prices rise / Maintenance season in high gear / Polymer prices stable to slightly soft / Demand satisfactory to sluggish / Inventories normal to slightly low / Outlook for September fair

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2016: Ethylene and styrene import quotes drop / Propylene firm / Demand satisfactory / Aside from PE and PET, all grades point up / Imported polymer notations also rise / Little change expected in August

China Standard Thermoplastics June 2016: Tight supplies push ethylene and styrene import quotes higher while propylene remains stable / Domestic polymer producers launch hikes / Average consumption levels / Little change expected in July

China Standard Thermoplastics May 2016: Feedstock quotes slide / Following initial downtrend, rise in oil and end to maintenance cycle take polymer notations up / Consumption in line with expectations / Prices likely to remain soft in June

China Standard Thermoplastics April 2016: Ethylene and styrene point down while propylene stays firm / Downtrend for polymers sets in by mid-month / Demand higher in first half of April / Inventory build-up / May business likely to be seasonally normal

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2016: Peak of maintenance cycle pushes feedstock costs higher / Polymer prices rise significantly / Strong demand / Inventory levels mostly normal, with some materials trending short / Further uptrend in April

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2016: Feedstock costs rise on back of tight supply and post-holiday demand / Processors resume activity in mid-February / Demand in line with expectations / Domestic polymer prices mostly firm / Import quotes rising

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2016: C2 and C3 point down, while styrene rises / Polymers mostly firm / Local producers manage to lift some notations slightly ahead of Chinese New Year holidays / Imports trending up / Demand normal for the season

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstock notations firm / Domestic producers fail to lift polymer prices / Cost of imports continues to slide / National polymer inventory trending slightly long amid flat demand

China Standard Thermoplastics November 2015: Ethylene rises while propylene and styrene trend soft / Domestic polymer notations slump / Imports also recede / Demand mostly flat / PE inventory down as PP rises

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2015: Feedstock costs up / Domestic polymer prices remain depressed / PE import notations recover slightly / Demand down following National Day Holidays / High PE and PP inventories

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstocks develop differently / Ethylene recovers while propylene falls / Polymer notations continue to soften / Demand up markedly ahead of National Day holiday

China Standard Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock prices at new annual low / Polymers down across the board / Consumption slows / Tianjin disaster has limited immediate impact on petrochemical logistics

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock prices decline / Polymer notations also pointing down / Consumption at normal levels / Prices could continue to soften in August

China Standard Thermoplastics June 2015: Propylene rises amid general tightness in Asia Pacific / Ethylene and styrene largely stable / Most polymers pointing down / Demand normal / Little change expected in July

China Standard Thermoplastics May 2015: Soft feedstock costs take most polymer prices down / Demand normal / Processors appear to be gaining the upper hand in price negotiations / Most notations expected to decline slightly in June

China Standard Thermoplastics April 2015: Rising feedstock costs pull polymer prices up across the board / Demand normal / Processors reluctant to accept higher prices / Little change expected in May

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2015: Ethylene, SM rise sharply / C3 increase comparatively moderate / Prices rise across the board / Demand back to normal following Chinese New Year holidays

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock prices rebound / Following pre-holiday dip, polymer notations rise as processors return to work / Little activity as a result of Chinese New Year holidays / Yuan continues to strengthen

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2015: C2, SM import quotes continue to slide / C3 import prices rebound / Domestic polymer notations tumble amid rising inventories / February business overshadowed by Chinese New Year mass transit