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POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene January 2014: Upturn loses momentum during the month / Producers net little more than the cost increase / Supply situation improves / Prices likely to fall in February
05.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2014: Initial rises give way to a rollover / Market characterised by oversupply / Notations remain under pressure / Recyclate prices stable
05.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PVC January 2014: Producers mostly manage to pass on moderate ethylene cost increase / Additional rises unachievable despite solid demand / Producers face mounting pressure as countertrend in caustic soda prices loses steam
05.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics January 2014: Prices ride SM tailwind upward / Only PS producers pass on full cost rise / Margin losses for EPS / Mixed bag for ABS / Demand firming / Slight gains likely in February
05.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene January 2014: Producers achieve slight margin gains / Tight supply situation eases gradually / February propylene contract again sideways / Downward pressure on polymer
05.02.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2014: Year begins with price increases / Slight margin gains for polyolefins / PVC and styrenics producers pass on higher costs / Upward trend in spring
15.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene December 2013: C2 increase fully factored in / Markets very sluggish / Further feedstock rise in January
06.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene December 2013: Higher production costs largely passed on / Larger hikes for low-priced customers and top-up orders / Supply increasingly tight / More rises in January
06.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics December 2013: Notations largely unchanged / Producer hopes of margin gains shattered / Demand slack in short production month / Market players expect price hikes in January
06.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PVC December 2013: Ethylene cost increase not fully passed on for S-PVC / Additives stable amid proportionate increase for blends / Costs pass down for E-PVC / Entire chain expected to see hikes in January
06.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2013: Notations slightly firmer / Stable cost situation / Import pressure lessens / Several new plants due to come on stream / Prices still likely to move sideways in January
06.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2013: Cost increases generally being factored in with polyolefins / Further hikes possible with film grades / Otherwise, largely calm
13.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2013: Notations mimic downward cost trend / Global oversupply hits European markets / Stability in the month's second half / Ongoing market weakness
04.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene November 2013: Converters secure cost reductions by the end of the month / Market situation turns from good to tight as November draws to an end / Unusually, December could see price increases
04.12.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene November 2013: Cost reductions barely passed through / Market tightens as month progresses / Notations stabilise / Propylene higher in December / Polymer hikes certain
04.12.2013
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