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POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2016: Producers have to concede earlier margin gains again / Price increases fall short of cost rise / Market more balanced than expected / Notations likely to move sideways in May
 		03.05.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2016: Most increases exceed feedstock cost rise / PVC suppliers lift margins / PP remains under considerable upward pressure
 		14.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene March 2016: Notations continue to firm over the course of the month / Producers pass on only part of the cost reduction / Buyers stock up as much as possible / Significant increases expected in April
 		05.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene March 2016: Standard grades increasingly firm / Maintenance and sinking imports propel turnaround / Hikes along the entire C3 chain expected in April
 		05.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics March 2016: Significant SM cost rise drives notations up / Demand increases / Many processors engage in pre-emptive buying / Uptrend expected to continue in April
 		05.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2016: Increases allow producers to improve their margins / Rising demand in Asia keeps imports at bay / Availability trending tight as beverage season gets underway / Further uptrend likely in April
 		04.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PVC March 2016: Processors manage to obtain cost decline / Demand dampened by good inventories and Easter quiet / Rise in ethylene contract and seasonal demand point to increases in April
 		04.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2016: Olefin notations gradually stabilise / Diverging price movements / Rise in SM contract drives styrenics up / Firming tendency
 		14.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene February 2016: Concessions match cost relief / Special offers and imports drive demand / Compound prices adjusted / Early Easter holiday will dampen March demand
 		03.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene February 2016: Most price cuts exceed the cost reduction / Decline in pipe grades also greater than the C2 fall / Orders pick up amid expectations that notations will bottom out soon / Stabilisation likely in March
 		03.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PVC February 2016: Producers pass on almost the entire ethylene cost decline / Previous price levels unsustainable / Demand weaker than expected / Lack of imports and several turnarounds expected to result in stability for March
 		03.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics February 2016: Notations give way across the board / Declines do not always equal the cost reduction / Material availability suffices to meet demand / Notations likely to turn around in March
 		03.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2016: Prices on uneven downslide since onset of new year / Declines of past two months close to triple digits / Brisk spot trade disturbs suppliers / Producers hope notations will firm in March
 		02.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2016: Most cost reductions factored in / Declines for PVC somewhat more restrained / Battles over additional price cuts will characterise the rest of the month
 		12.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene January 2016: Declines exceed the cost reduction / Market moves towards surplus / Imports pressure / Notations likely to slide further in February
 		03.02.2016
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