Price reports standard thermoplastics/recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March 2023: Prices remain under pressure amid weak demand / Only rPP and rPS increase slightly / April trending towards more price stability / Exception: accelerated downturn for rPET	20.03.2023
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate February 2023: Broad price declines / Weak demand combines with supply growth / Pressure set to ease in March / German recyclers benefit from energy cost cap	15.02.2023
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate January 2023: Prices still trending down / Restocking effects smaller than expected / Recyclers are hoping for better demand in February / High price pressure continues for rPET	18.01.2023
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate December 2022: Prices continue to slide / Company holidays and destocking by processors depress demand / Replenishment effects expected for January	16.12.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November 2022: Prices continue to fall / Recyclers respond to slack demand with production cutbacks / No recovery in sight for December	17.11.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October 2022: Further discounts on all grades / Weak demand prevents transfer of high energy costs / Recyclers shut down plants / Downward pressure continues	18.10.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September 2022: All prices now declining / High energy costs not transferred / First recyclers react with plant shutdowns / Further discounts likely	19.09.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate August 2022: First discounts pop up in a sea of rollovers / PET proves to be the exception / Low demand weighs on prices / Further and more widespread discounts expected	18.08.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July 2022: Market still shunning recession concerns / Prices trend mostly higher / Summer break dampens August price pressures	18.07.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate June 2022: The recycling market knows no fear of recession – but for how long? / Low imports, high demand fuel price increases / Seasonal relaxation expected for July	17.06.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate May 2022: Higher prices for all grades / Mostly good demand driven by weak availability of virgin material / June set to bring more cost transfers, partly with margin additions	17.05.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April 2022: Material bottlenecks, high virgin material prices drive up recyclate prices / Quantities are often only sufficient for regular customers / Further inflation in May as demand grows	14.04.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March 2022: Market uneasy / Growing demand meets spreading scarcity / Prices set to rise in April / Panic regarding rPET	18.03.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate February 2022: Premiums on almost all grades / Strong increases for rPET clear / Only rHDPE pipe rolls over / Availability often improved / Demand picks up / Recyclers plan further increases	15.02.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate January 2022: Premiums only for rPET / Discounts for some rPE grades, rollovers otherwise / More production scrap due to lower exports / New attempts to price in energy, logistics costs	19.01.2022
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate December 2021: Surcharges for rPET clear flakes and pure rLDPE film grades / Rollover predominates otherwise / Demand mostly at a decent level / Increased prices in the new year	16.12.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November 2021: Cost transfer succeeds across the board in November / High price level stifles demand in some areas / Agricultural sector could face a bottleneck in spring	17.11.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October 2021: Pure industrial film scrap picking up, but not like clear PET / European recyclers intend to price in increased costs	18.10.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September 2021: Only rPP and rPET increase significantly / For rPE costs passed on at best / Lively demand due to sustainability projects / Price momentum continues to weaken in October	17.09.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate August 2021: Market remains inconsistent / Recyclers worried about scarce input materials / Sustainability projects and a fourth wave could intensify price upswing	18.08.2021

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Prices listed are reference values for leading types and include orders ranging from 1 t to full loads sold in western Europe. However, there are certain qualities and types whose price lies well beyond (either above or below) the notations.

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Recyclate / Standard Thermoplastics
rLDPE film natural
rLDPE film translucent
rLDPE film coloured
rLDPE film dark
rLDPE extrusion black
rLDPE inj. moulding grade black
rHDPE pipe 930 black
rHDPE blow coloured
rHDPE inj. moulding grade black
rPP homo black
rPP copo black
rHIPS black
rPET clear
rPET flakes clear
rPET flakes coloured

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