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POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene March 2020: C3 setback pressures PP / Compounds unchanged / Converters lack common strategy / Sharp downswing likely in April
03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene March 2020: Injection moulding grades under pressure / Film grades manage to hold ground / Demand for blow moulding material runs wild / Many stocks overflowing / C2 crash will drive polymer notations down
03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2020: Oil market crash generates momentum for reductions / Panic buying during virus outbreak cushions the fall / Further price decreases expected in April / Covid-19 raises a big question mark
02.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PVC March 2020: C2 price fall keeps demands for an increase in check / Only slight changes in notations in most cases / Pastes feel somewhat more pressure / Larger reductions foreseeable in April
02.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend March 2020: Notations fall on a broad front / Only PVC bucks the trend / High uncertainty due to coronavirus / Drop in oil price intensifies pressure
12.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene February 2020: Purchasing restraint keeps price rise in check / Development of demand uncertain due to coronavirus epidemic / Producers will aim to pass on only part of C2 cost reduction
04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene February 2020: Market still without momentum / Inventory drawdowns curb demand / Rising demand could keep March prices stable
04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics February 2020: Prices continue to rise along with the SM reference / Ample supply / Markup level softens somewhat over the course of the month / Prices will begin to decrease again in March
04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2020: Market remains in miserable state / Weak demand set against good supply / Coronavirus crisis further depresses situation / Doubts about recovery in March / Price pressure remains
03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PVC February 2020: Demands for an increase partially pushed through towards end of month / Slightly reduced supply / Producers aiming for rollover in March / Supply situation worsens
03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March
13.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics January 2020: Prices turn upward again / Full cost transfer for PS and ABS in most cases / Demand receives boost from inventory replenishment / Further hikes expected in February
05.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene January 2020: Planned price hikes go up in smoke / Demand still not great / Some plants operating with reduced output / Coronavirus outbreak could hit business in China / Downtrend expected
05.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene January 2020: Producer price hikes mostly fall flat / Ordering surprisingly strong / Seasonal effects will boost February demand / Minimal hikes possible
05.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2020: Prices largely stable with slight hint of firming / No impetus from either costs or demand / Hardly any change expected in February / Hopes pinned on start of season in March
04.02.2020
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