Polypropylene September 2016: Price hike momentum loses steam over course of the month / Fear of bottlenecks proves unfounded / Only moderate increases / Cost pressure will continue to drive prices up in October

Styrenics September 2016: Suppliers trim peak PS and EPS notations / At times tough negotiations / Rollover for ABS / Demand rises as holidays end / Further declines expected after October's SM drop

Polyethylene September 2016: Producers' calls for hikes fizzle out into a rollover / Occasional price declines / Surprising calm prevails in post-holiday period / Slight cost pressure in October

PET September 2016: Notations continue to erode / Oversupply quashes producers' efforts to lift prices / October to see more of the same

Russia September 2016: Poor demand results in across-the-board slide / HDPE and PS fall to yearly low / Slight dip for PP / End of main processing season responsible for PVC and PET declines

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: September / October 2016

PVC September 2016: Notations for base grades and E-PVC stagnate / Titanium dioxide and modifiers drive up rigid blends prices / Comparative calm on compounds front / Base grades likely to hold stable in October, while additive costs continue to rise

PS price lowered / ABS rolls over

Rollover for Q4 ABS specialities and ASA notations

Performance Intermediates unit to lift prices of C4-based product portfolio

Engineering Recyclate September 2016: Most prices continue to crumble / Primary market developments put recyclers under pressure / Demand subdued even after end to the holidays

Price hike for 1,4-butanediol in EMEA

Standard Recyclate September 2016: Notations decline slightly across the board / rPP and rPS resist downtrend / Demand at times below expectations / Stability expected in October

Price hike for base methacrylate sold in Europe

Polyurethane Feedstocks September 2016: TDI still rising / Supply remains precarious / No relief in the short-term / MDI and polyols tread water / October should see strong demand