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

PMMA moulding compounds prices to rise in Asia-Pacific

Additional price hikes for resins and gelcoats

Russia April 2016: Maintenance and FM takes LDPE up / HDPE crumbles / Logistical problems drive up PP and PS / PVC and PET see gains

Price hike for “Ultramid” PA 6 and PA 6.6 sold in Asia

Composites/GRP April 2016: Ortho resins still have room to move up / Upward trend to continue in May / High-end chopped strand mats tight / Demand mostly back to normal

North America April 2016: Polyethylene rises again / PP drifting down / PVC and polystyrene pointing up / ABS and PA 6 with notable increases / PC and PA 6.6 continue to erode

China Standard Thermoplastics April 2016: Ethylene and styrene point down while propylene stays firm / Downtrend for polymers sets in by mid-month / Demand higher in first half of April / Inventory build-up / May business likely to be seasonally normal

Engineering Thermoplastics April 2016: Notations stabilise, as expected / Initial hikes for PC / Decline for polyamides and erosion in PBT and POM comes to an end / Upward trend in May

Polyethylene April 2016: Price hikes bring small margin improvements / EVA climbs steeply after outage in Germany / Buyers plan to break producers' practice of lifting prices in line with cost rise

Polypropylene April 2016: Hikes top cost rise slightly / Producers take advantage of tightening trend / More structural adjustments for compounds / Firming likely in May

Styrenics April 2016: Styrene cost rise passed on / Some producers secure gains beyond the cost increase / Construction sector drives demand / Notations expected to hold stable in May

Higher prices for PS, ABS and SAN

PS price hike in Europe

PVC April 2016: Producers manage to improve margins / Titanium dioxide price hike drives rigid blends notations up / Season gets off to a strong start / Further increases likely in May