North America October 2017: Polyolefins market gradually calms down / PVC prices soften in medium term / Engineering thermoplastics defy upward pressure

China Standard Thermoplastics October 2017: Prices of most types decreased / Low demand / High inventory levels

China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2017: Domestic and imported styrene fell / Prices of PC, PA 6, PA 6.6 and PMMA increased substantially / ABS went significantly down

Price increase for high-performance polymers

Composites/GRP October 2017: Only minor decreases for resins so far / Sinking SM notation points the way downwards / Standard reinforcement fibres see marginal rises

Price increase planned for EVOH copolymers in Europe

Price reduction for standard ABS in Europe

Polypropylene October 2017: Price rises reflect cost pass-through / Copo increases more modest / Notations will trend sideways in November

Engineering Thermoplastics October 2017: Market tends firm / Minor falls with PC and PA 6 / Prices otherwise stable and trending upwards / November expected to continue firmer

Styrenics October 2017: SM correction drags down prices / PS and ABS largely follow cost reduction / EPS suppliers benefit from market tightness / Further discounts expected for November

New price decrease for PS

Polyethylene October 2017: Most producers factor in no more than ethylene cost increase / Improved supply has dampening effect on prices / C4 film grades still tight / Building season draws to an end / Buyers likely to hold back in November

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: October / November 2017

PET October 2017: Upward swing collapses / Aggressively priced imports back on market / Bottle season over / From peaks down to valleys in November

PVC October 2017: Price rises restricted to cost increases / Demand slowing / Rigid compounds the exception / Additives the driving force / November set for stability