PVC March 2022: Prices continue climb, hit new highs again / Pricing spat over base material / April increases set to dampen demand for compounds / High inflation rattles market

Standard thermoplastics trend March 2022: Chaos from exploding energy prices / Triple-digit hikes for polyolefins likely only first step / PS producers also planning massive hikes / Stockpiling prevalent among converters

Polyethylene February 2022: PE prices under pressure despite higher C2 costs / Producers' calls for price hikes fail due to weak demand / Only partial implementation of ethylene increase likely also in March / EVA meanwhile continues to soar

Polypropylene February 2022: Homo mostly rolls over / Copo grades lose ground / Film demand disappoints / Automotive orders sink again / More imports

Styrenics February 2022: Prices fall in the slipstream of decreased styrene reference / Price declines, however, only a brief intermezzo / Uncertainty due to Ukraine war drives prices up in March

PVC February 2022: Prices continue to climb / End of two-month breather for base material / Ukraine war likely to cause further hikes in March

PET February 2022: Upward pressure increases / Supply situation tightens / Pre-seasonal rise in demand / Ukraine war casts pall / Price hikes coming

Standard thermoplastics trend February 2022: Higher prices for polyolefins / Hikes still below the rise in feedstock costs / EVA continues to soar / Styrenics ease

Polyethylene January 2022: C2 rollover and weak demand mean that the LD film grades stick at a rollover / Extremely wide price range with HD blow moulding types / Sellers' market with EVA

Polypropylene January 2022: Homo injection moulding prices follow C3 contract / Automotive orders slack / Talc-filled 20 compounds in balance

Styrenics January 2022: SM increase drives price hike / New record highs for ABS, EPS / Supply situation improves slightly / Discounts likely in February for PS, EPS

PVC January 2022: Renewed rollover for base material / Further round of hikes for compounds / Slightly improved availability with somewhat weakened demand / Energy costs a warning sign

PET January 2022: Varied picture at start of year / The smaller the purchase volumes, the lower the hikes / Supply stabilises / Reluctance to purchase in anticipation of falling prices in spring

Standard thermoplastics trend January 2022: Only styrenics see significant premiums / Polyolefins mostly roll over / Low demand slows energy cost pass-through

Polyethylene December 2021: Mostly small price increases at year-end / Rollover with LDPE, LLDPE injection moulding and HDPE pipe grades / Producers to push for price increases in January