Prices for coatings resins going up

"Temporary surcharge” on organotin stabilisers

PU feedstocks in August 2007: MDI notations down slightly / Little change for TDI and polyols

European PE prices to rise again in September

Higher engineering polymer prices in North America

Prices for pigments and additives rise

Fresh price hikes for organotin intermediates

Global price increase for lubricant additives

Standard thermoplastics at the beginning of August: Proposed steep hikes fail to go through / Polyolefins up slightly / PVC in strong rollover / PS and EPS see further declines / Supply balanced on the whole / Demand not as weak as expected

Off-list price hike for flame retardants

Higher prices for mixed metal stabilisers

Engineering thermoplastics at the end of July 2007: Mostly calm on the price front at the start of the second half-year / Only minor adjustments / Falling costs improve margins / Stable demand / PA 6 tight

July 2007

July 2007

Standard thermoplastics July 2007: Second half-year begins mainly with increases / Polyolefins and PVC rise significantly / PS and EPS notations down less than monomer / Supply adequate - not long / Improved availability of EPS