Polymer Prices China Engineering Thermoplastics

China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2016: Increase in oil and tight supply drive up most feedstocks / Polymer notations firm to rising / PMMA skyrockets / Outlook for May mostly seasonally normal

China Engineering Thermoplastics March 2016: Tight supply and strong demand drive up feedstock costs / ABS and PC rising, while other grades remain firm / Demand quite strong / Prospects for April range from stability to slight increases

China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2016: Cost of key feedstocks rises / ABS and PC point up, while PA remains depressed / Consumption considered satisfactory despite Chinese New Year holidays / March outlook positive

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2016: Butadiene and styrene rise while other feedstocks point down / Polymer prices firm / ABS and PC rise slightly / Consumption in line with expectations / Processors gearing down for Chinese New Year holidays

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstocks rise / Only benzene and PX point down / Polymer notations recede / Only PC firms / Demand slightly higher than in November / Processors could stock up in January ahead of Chinese New Year holidays

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2015: Feedstock costs trending down / Polymer notations continue to drop / PA sees largest fall / Consumption at normal levels / Little change expected in December

China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2015: Aside from butadiene, all feedstocks post modest gains / Low consumption levels keep polymer notations down / Decline in PA 6.6 particularly steep / No significant changes expected in November

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstock prices firm or pointing slightly up / Polymers remain soft / Strong demand / Domestic ABS producers lift output to meet orders / Outlook for October positive

China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock notations fall to new lows / Polymers also pointing down / Low consumption levels / Outlook for September more upbeat

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock and polymer prices down / Consumption at a normal level / Little change forecast for August

China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2015: Feedstocks firm on the back of maintenance downtimes / Domestic notations fall across the board / Raw material prices likely to soften in July / Polymers expected to hold stable amid slight downward trend

China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2015: Most feedstocks turn soft / Domestic ABS and PC prices firm / PA 6 trending soft while PA 6.6 points up / PMMA tumbles / Consumption levels stable / Little change expected in June

China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2015: Feedstock prices continue rising / Domestic ABS and PC increase / PA trending soft while PMMA declines / Good demand situation / Little change expected in May

China Engineering Thermoplastics March 2015: Upstream maintenance turnarounds boost feedstock prices / Domestic polymer prices soft while import quotes remain firm / Normal consumption levels / Little change expected for April

China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock costs rebound / Chinese New Year holidays throughout most of February / Polymer prices trending up / Processors resume normal operations in late February

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2015: Feedstock costs continue their downward slide / Import prices remain depressed / Polymer prices mostly down / Processors preparing for Chinese New Year holidays

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2014: Feedstock costs remain low / Import prices fall / Polymers trending down / January demand expected to be in line with expectations

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2014: All feedstock costs down / Some starter materials hit lows not seen in years / Import prices soft / PC stabilises following BPA turnaround / MMA declines put a brake on PMMA hikes

China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2014: All feedstock costs down / PC, PMMA firm / All other polymer prices soft / Consumption on normal level / November likely to see little change

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2014: Most feedstock costs fall / Butadiene, BPA and MMA prices increase / PC and PMMA notations rise / Import prices stable to soft with individual price hikes / Consumption normal for September

China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2014: Feedstock costs nosedive / BPA rise / Prices of Engineering Thermoplastics steady with individual hikes / Consumption ranging between normal and seasonal low with different types

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2014: Several feedstocks rise / Butadiene soars to new heights / ABS, PC steady / Increases for PA 6, PA 6.6 and PBT limited to southern regions / August prices mostly stable to slightly up

China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2014: Feedstock costs rise across the board / Prices soft and trending down / Consumption on track / Little change expected in July

China Engineering Thermoplastics April/May 2014: Feedstock notations tending soft / Engineering thermoplastics prices largely unchanged / Business volume expected to remain stable until the end of Q2

China Engineering Thermoplastics March/April 2014: Benzene firm, styrene rising and butadiene soft / Domestic feedstock notations firm but trending up / Most polymers roll over / ABS surges / Demand for PA 6.6 “made in China” rising