Price Reports China – Plastics Information Europe

Price Reports China

POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics April 2024: Prices trend mixed on inconsistent demand / Polystyrene up 8% / Firmer crude quotations push feedstock costs	16.05.2024
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics April 2024: Prices mixed / ABS, PC, PMMA higher, POM and PBT fall / Most feedstock prices firm / May seen moving sideways as markets enter summer season	14.05.2024
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics March 2024: Prices mostly unchanged amid disappointing demand / Only ABS, PA 6.6, PMMA prices move higher on back of rising input cost / April seen flat to higher	10.04.2024
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics March 2024: Prices largely unchanged despite rising cost / Demand mostly flat / PS, PET demand projected to increase in April	10.04.2024
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics February 2024: Prices mostly rise, some roll over / Feedstock costs higher, supply low / More increases likely in March	14.03.2024
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics February 2024: Prices trend mixed / Demand generally flat / Ordering activity already seen rising	13.03.2024
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics January 2024: POM skyrockets amid low availability / Feedstock costs broadly higher / Demand muted ahead of holidays / February seen mixed	12.02.2024
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics January 2024: Domestic prices mixed / Demand remains muted, but improved economic outlook support quotations / Spring Festival celebrations to suppress prices in February	12.02.2024
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics December 2023: Domestic prices broadly lower / Low demand to continue / Red Sea tensions boost import costs	12.01.2024
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics December 2023: Softer costs, low demand push down most prices / Exceptions are PA 6, PMMA / Spring Festival to mute demand in February	10.01.2024
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics November 2023: Off season lull prevails in consumer markets / Preparations for New Year's celebrations begin / Further discounts seen in December apart from PET	18.12.2023
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics November 2023: Prices mostly lower due to softer feedstock cost, low demand, healthy supply / Only polyamides, POM up / December seen sideways to lower	12.12.2023
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics October 2023: Prices broadly lower as feedstocks take cue from softer crude oil / November prices expected to ease on softer demand	13.11.2023
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics October 2023: Prices fall across the board / Demand largely weak / Buying to remain slow in November	09.11.2023
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics September 2023: Expensive crude oil pushes polymer prices / National holiday paralyses demand in October / Unchanged to falling quotations expected	13.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics September 2023: Price increases across the board / Expensive feedstock drives prices / Demand to enter off-season soon / PE grades to continue upward trend	12.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics August 2023: Prices rise / Supply declines / Market shows positive sentiment	13.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics August 2023: Prices mostly higher as feedstock prices firm, supply slows / Only PA 6.6, ABS lower amid higher supply or lower feedstock cost / Seasonal demand to support September prices	11.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics July 2023: Most grades dearer amid lower supply / Rise in crude prices drives production costs / August forecast flat to higher as costs rise, demand firms	14.08.2023
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics July 2023: Weak demand pushes PA 6.6, PMMA, PBT prices lower / Other grades supported by higher feedstock prices or higher demand / August seen bullish	14.08.2023

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Price survey methodology

Notes on these reports

Contrary to Europe and North America, polymer is traded on a daily basis in China. PIE works together with a seasoned Chinese expert, who observes the ongoing price developments in the country’s leading polymer trading centres. Since plastic is traded daily, the prices are a reliable reflection of the actual market trends.

Taking currency fluctuations into account, PIE then translates and aggregates this data, and enriches it with qualitative reports from our expert about current market developments in China.