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POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2014: Downward trend sets in / Cool August weather dampens demand / New volumes hit the market / Cost picture still murky / Downward momentum will gather speed
03.09.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics August 2014: Minor concessions for standard grades / ABS sees some upward momentum / Slack building demand pressures / Sinking SM notations set the pace for September
03.09.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2014: Polyolefin producers resist calls to pass on full cost reduction / Prices nevertheless still under pressure / Downward tendency will prevail during the rest of the month
14.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene July 2014: Almost entire rise in ethylene costs passed on / Hopes of additional margin improvement seldom realised / VAM supply improves / Prices expected to soften in August
05.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene July 2014: Pricing includes only slight margin component / Compounds stable / Bottleneck moves from feedstock to polymer / FMs restrict PP supply / C3 pass-through unlikely
05.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PVC July 2014: Producers fail to realise their margin goals / Hikes limited to proportionate ethylene cost rise / Pressure on margins remains / Hardly any supply bottlenecks / Prices likely to crumble as C2 takes a dive and amid summer holiday season
05.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics July 2014: Expensive SM drives prices higher on a broad front / Only PS producers able to pass on most of their cost rise / Converters buy the bare minimum / Signs of stability in August
05.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2014: Small volume lots slapped with increases / Large orders mostly stable / Supply situation increasingly murky / New plants yet to have an impact on the market / Costs continue to drive
05.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2014: Producers successfully pass on rises for PS, PVC and most polyolefins / Hikes for LDPE, PP up slightly / EPS remains under SM cost rise / LDPE could climb further
15.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene June 2014: Most increases slightly higher than the cost increase / Producers' efforts to pass on higher costs meet with mixed success / Rising ethylene notation and tighter market set stage for substantial hikes in July
03.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene June 2014: Hikes for regular orders slightly exceed cost rise / Top-up requests cost more / C3 tightness eases slightly / FMs in France and Poland limit availability / July will see additional upward momentum
03.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PVC June 2014: Increases remain marginal / Most producers only manage to pass on the proportionate ethylene rise / Margins still under pressure / Rising ethylene will drive prices in July
03.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics June 2014: Short breather with declines across the board / PS producers pass on full cost reduction / Converters rush to refill inventories / Substantial hikes in sight for July
03.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2014: Slight increases / Cost mix rising / European output muted / Import pressure eases / Demand somewhat livelier / Prices likely to remain firm in July
03.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard-Thermoplastics Trend June 2014: Polyolefins notching up / Most producers net more than the cost rise / PVC gaining ground / Monomer decline not fully factored in to PS / All signs point toward further rises
16.06.2014
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