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POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene October 2013: Film grade rebates exceed producer cost relief / Supply still tight / End markets not yet stimulated / Further deterioration seen but downswing could bottom out
05.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics October 2013: Rally is over / SM pulls polymer downward / Monomer increase passed on for PS / Margin improvement for EPS producers / Further deterioration expected
05.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2013: Lower feedstock costs factored in to polyolefins / Price cuts less marked with PVC / Styrenic customers benefit only partially / PE and PS weaker / Stable prospects at current level
14.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC September 2013: Base material goes up slightly more than feedstocks / Compounds increase due to more expensive additives / Crumbling prices likely in October
03.10.2013
CORRECTION - POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PE September 2013: Producers succeed in passing on increased costs / Attempts at margin improvements fail / Renewed fall in ethylene notation puts pressure on prices / Tough battles likely
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PP September 2013: Propylene hike drives prices higher / Producers fail to secure more than the cost rise / General reluctance to buy / Prices likely to drop in October
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Styrenics September 2013: Passing on of SM costs drives PS and EPS to record heights / Processors buy only bare minimum / ABS prices rise slightly / Imminent price correction
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics September 2013 - NEW: Individual standard thermoplastics reports / Updated structure and enhanced reviews
03.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2013: Producers succeed in passing on costs / Market largely balanced and calm / Imports rise as Asian notations fall / Prices expected to drop in October
02.10.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2013: Polyolefin rise held to cost increase / PVC and styrenics with slightly more momentum / No across-the-board easing / Only PE tending weaker
13.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics August 2013: Notations rise on a broad front and exceed costs / Demand in summer holiday season driven by pre-buying / Substantial increases likely in September
04.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics PVC August 2013: Base material hikes exceed monomer rise / Blending components drive compounds higher / Price momentum could pick up in September
04.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2013: Moderate erosion despite firm input costs / Market balanced at weak level / Imports slack / Middle East crisis continues to drive costs
03.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2013: Hikes overcompensate cost rise / Supply limited by production cuts and outages / Demand strong for a summer month / Prices could climb further
13.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics July 2013: All products rise despite stagnating costs / Market tight due to poor supply and normal demand / Monomer-plus-margin strategy drives calls for hikes
05.08.2013
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