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Polymer prices standard thermoplastics
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene December 2018: Producers improve margins / Cost relief not passed on in full / FMs tighten supply / January will see falling prices
04.01.2019
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics December 2018: Prices still in full downswing / Further triple-digit discounts / Producers pass on cost reductions only partly / Short production month severely limits demand
04.01.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2018: Price reductions predominate again / Smaller transactions increasingly stable / January could see further reductions
03.01.2019
POLYMER PRICES
PVC December 2018: Ethylene price reduction not passed on in full / Production restrictions shore up prices / Robust demand for the season / Further price falls expected in the new year
03.01.2019
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2018: Hefty price cuts with all polymers after triple-digit fall in olefin and SM reference prices / Producers nevertheless improve margins
14.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene November 2018: Falling ethylene reference sets trend / Most notations show moderate decline / Following ethylene crash, December should see substantial price cuts
05.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene November 2018: Production outages trigger rollover / C3 fall factored in for homo injection moulding / Prices will sink noticeably in December
05.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics November 2018: Large discounts after SM reference nosedives / Cost reduction only partly transferred for PS and EPS / Occasional bottlenecks / Slump will continue in December
05.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2018: Downward thrust in notations gaining pace / Asian imports flowing back onto the market / Further corrections of the exceptional highs expected in December
04.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PVC November 2018: Prices roll over or slightly fall / C2 reduction cannot be factored in across the market / Availability still limited / Large cut in the ethylene reference for December leads to expectations of price cuts
04.12.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2018: Minor reductions with polyolefins / Styrenics take triple-digit plunge / Occasional supply restrictions with PVC and PP
14.11.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene October 2018: Sluggish demand curbs cost pass-through / Minor upturn for standard grades / Flat curve for compounds / Automotive weakness likely to persist
05.11.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene October 2018: Market generally continues weak / Producers unable to factor in cost increase / Prices of grades affected by imports tend down / Otherwise a rollover predominates / Little change expected
05.11.2018
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics October 2018: Prices follow declining SM reference / Discounts on PS slightly below cost reduction / ABS under pressure from weak automotive performance and imports / Further decreases expected
05.11.2018
POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2018: High prices capped / PX hike unable to prevent prices from slipping / Downturn in Asia and imports on the increase / Further tendency to weaken expected
02.11.2018
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