PET October 2016: Notations for small-volume lots rise slightly / Market still trending long / Producers' margins remain very low / Price pressure expected to intensify in November

Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2016: Producers unable to pass on all costs / Slack demand from end markets / Margins deteriorate / Monthly price movement likely flat

Polypropylene September 2016: Price hike momentum loses steam over course of the month / Fear of bottlenecks proves unfounded / Only moderate increases / Cost pressure will continue to drive prices up in October

Styrenics September 2016: Suppliers trim peak PS and EPS notations / At times tough negotiations / Rollover for ABS / Demand rises as holidays end / Further declines expected after October's SM drop

Polyethylene September 2016: Producers' calls for hikes fizzle out into a rollover / Occasional price declines / Surprising calm prevails in post-holiday period / Slight cost pressure in October

PET September 2016: Notations continue to erode / Oversupply quashes producers' efforts to lift prices / October to see more of the same

PVC September 2016: Notations for base grades and E-PVC stagnate / Titanium dioxide and modifiers drive up rigid blends prices / Comparative calm on compounds front / Base grades likely to hold stable in October, while additive costs continue to rise

Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2016: Only minor price erosion with PE / PP moves up following C3 turnaround / PVC and PS roll over / EPS falls slightly / Return to normality dominates the picture

Polyethylene August 2016: Prices continue to fall on a broad front / Suspension of orders by producers has little effect / Stabilisation towards the end of the month / Producers' targets look overambitious without support on the cost side

Polypropylene August 2016: Firming trend gradually takes hold / Still a few rebates / Compounds profit from standard PP declines earlier / September prices likely higher

Styrenics August 2016: PS and EPS roll over / ABS records small declines for standard grades / Peak holiday season determines demand / No significant movements expected for September

PVC August 2016: Unspectacular holiday month / Proportionate share of ethylene cost reduction is factored in / Only minor movements for the blends / September looks to be stable

PET August 2016: Initial erosion gives way to stability towards month's end / Demand rises as temperatures soar / Oil notations cloud outlook for September

Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2016: Market situation begins to stabilise / PE cost decline passed on / PP slightly weaker / Tough struggles over PVC price cuts / All calm on the styrenics front

Polyethylene July 2016: Price decline gathers speed over course of the month / Many segments trending towards oversupply / Converters start building up stocks / Erosion expected to slow down in August