Price increase for polycarbonate

PU feedstocks in February: Mixed picture / MDI weaker, TDI strong, polyols still firm

Price hike for all PS products

Prices of polycarbonate, PC compounds and blends to rise

Price hikes for "Novolac" epoxy resins in March

PE prices to rise again on 1 March 2007

Higher prices for polyolefin additives

Standard thermoplastics at the beginning of February 2007: Capacity utilisation and supply normal / Producer-planned hikes not yet felt / Polyolefins firmer, PVC softer but stable / Steep drop in PS prices leads to hoarding / Slight discounts also for EPS

Engineering thermoplastics at the end of January 2007: Dearer volume business drives prices / ABS, PA, PBT and POM advance / Only PC is softer / Demand strong / Tendency is up

January 2007

Standard thermoplastics January 2007: No turnaround / PE, PP and EPS basically roll over / PVC slips / PS up slightly / Supply situation normal / Rises announced for polyolefins and PVC

PET January 2007: Quiet start to the year

January 2007

Price rise for "Nucrel" ethylene copolymers / Smaller product range

Prices for PET resins move up again