Price hike for “Calibre” PC

Polyurethane Feedstocks March 2016: Weak rollover and minor declines / Only TDI higher / Demand erodes slightly / Notations likely to gain in April as feedstocks swing upward

Price hike for polyamides sold in Europe, North America and Asia

Higher prices for ABS specialities and ASA

Ashland and Reichhold announce price hikes

Engineering Recyclate March 2016: Only minor price reductions / Feedstocks expected to rise / Upward trend with primary material should stabilise recyclate prices / Early Easter will put a damper on demand

Standard Recyclate March 2016: Prices still going down a bit / Slight aftershock of recent discounts on virgin materials / Stabilisation expected / Recyclers consider increases in the near future

Price hike for unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins

Market turns around / Despite occasional hiccups, all grades point up

Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2016: Olefin notations gradually stabilise / Diverging price movements / Rise in SM contract drives styrenics up / Firming tendency

China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2016: Cost of key feedstocks rises / ABS and PC point up, while PA remains depressed / Consumption considered satisfactory despite Chinese New Year holidays / March outlook positive

North America February 2016: Little market impulses / PE descends / PP's rise comes to an end / PVC treads water / PS slides / Engineering thermoplastics remain under pressure

Russia February 2016: Force majeure at Angarsk production hub lifts PVC and LDPE notations / All other grades mostly tread water / Exchange rate fluctuations propel PET higher once again

Composites/GRP February 2016: Ortho resins slip again slightly / Downswing bottoms out / Sharp rise in March styrene contract has little effect / Glass fibre prices unchanged

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2016: Feedstock costs rise on back of tight supply and post-holiday demand / Processors resume activity in mid-February / Demand in line with expectations / Domestic polymer prices mostly firm / Import quotes rising