Styrenics February 2015: Prices bottom out / Turnaround fuels demand for PS and ABS / EPS still in off-season / Higher SM spot prices point towards rising prices in March

PVC February 2015: Firming oil price brakes downtrend / Large part of cost relief passed on / Market turns around / Prices likely to rise significantly in March

PET February 2015: Notations firm as month progresses / Rise in oil chains at least psychologically stabilising / Prices could inch up slightly in March / Demand likely to remain muted until Easter

Price hike for EVA copolymers

PS price hike

China Standard Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock prices rebound / Following pre-holiday dip, polymer notations rise as processors return to work / Little activity as a result of Chinese New Year holidays / Yuan continues to strengthen

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: February/March 2015

Price hike for butyl acetate sold in Europe

Polycarbonate price hike

PVC prices to rise

Polyurethane Feedstocks February 2015: Declines, some of them substantial, across the board / Supply normal to long / Downswing likely to bottom out in March

Engineering Recyclate February 2015: Notations stabilise / Only peak prices trimmed / Solely rPP slips markedly / Turnaround likely in the coming weeks

Standard Recyclate February 2015: Primary market declines cut down peak rHDPE and rPP notations / Prices of all other regrind materials drop / Supply normal / Further downward potential for rPS

Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2015: Further price cuts / Demand rockets as prices bottom out / Producers start turning down orders after only a few days in hopes of a turnaround

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2015: Feedstock costs continue their downward slide / Import prices remain depressed / Polymer prices mostly down / Processors preparing for Chinese New Year holidays