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UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2023: Hard-pressed situation for producers culminates / Temporary shutdown announced in Belgium / Part of increased PX cost passed on with a low level of activity
01.11.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend October 2023: Higher monomer costs raise prices / Weak demand hits all materials / Hikes could fade as month progresses
13.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics September 2023: SM cost increase brings triple-digit surcharges for some grades / Significantly lower price movements in distribution / Further price increases likely for October
04.10.2023
CORRECTION - POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene September 2023: Increases return / Pricier C3, balanced supply halt recent erosion / More upward momentum likely in October
04.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene September 2023: Cutbacks in production and meagre demand settle at low level, leading to a balanced market / Rise in cost of C2 points the way for October / No significant recovery in sight
04.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2023: PX cost increases passed on only marginally in hikes / Demand still sliding / First plant shutdown in Western Europe / European production under severe pressure
02.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES
PVC September 2023: Prices turn upward for the first time after months / Producers able to pass on pro-rata feedstock prices / Demand picks up sluggishly after end of holiday season
02.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend September 2023: Significant price hikes despite weak demand / Higher monomer costs are main reason / Ordering picks up only hesitantly after summer lull / Converters buy no more than necessary
12.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics August 2023: Higher styrene costs end downward trend of previous months / Demand remains weak / Further price increases expected in September
04.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene August 2023: Most contracts roll over / Tendency towards firmer quotations in second half of the month / Hikes in September seem certain
04.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene August 2023: Producers' calls for increases first refused then accepted / Budding demand in September could be stifled by extensive price rises / Pipe segment remains a concern
04.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
PVC August 2023: Prices still in reverse gear / Demand remains very weak / Prices set to pick up slightly in September
01.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2023: Situation calmer in holiday month / Upward movement in PX results in slight price increase / Pressure from imports noticeably lower / Slight upward trend toward Q4
01.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend August 2023: Monomers set the tone / Polyolefins largely unchanged / PS trends firmer
11.08.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene July 2023: Some converters win triple-digit reductions / Holiday season further weakens demand / Somewhere between rollover and further price cuts in August
02.08.2023
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