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Polymer prices standard thermoplastics
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2012: Notations follow feedstock costs downward / Renewed oil price rise pushes polymer back up / Balanced market is buoyed by pre-buying / Hikes likely in August
 		02.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2012: Producers pass on only part of their cost reduction / Rising oil increases margin pressure / Some producers stop orders as inventories shrink / Prices likely to bottom out
 		13.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in June 2012: Polyolefin prices follow petrochemicals down / Bleeding margins / PVC producers manage to pass on costs / Styrenics also down / Buyers' market / July will see clearance sales as prices bottom out
 		04.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2012: Feedstock notations shed triple digits / May's downward trend continues / Abundance of material / Early summer months characterised by reluctance to buy / Will prices bottom out in July?
 		03.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2012: Polyolefin bubble bursts / Producers often have to concede more than the monomer decline / Market awash with special offers / Subdued ordering for all materials and grades
 		14.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in May 2012: Slipping oil prices pull polymers down / Margin losses on a broad front / Inventories swell as converters cut orders to a minimum / Prices destined to fall again in June
 		05.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2012: European notations tumble downward / Producers' margins move into the red / Euro's weakness depresses demand / Surplus despite production cuts / Price pressure will continue in June
 		04.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2012: Polyolefins fall on lower feedstocks / PVC stable / PS and EPS cost rises hard to recoup / Lengthening oversupply / Sinking crude notations could trigger more polymer price cuts
 		14.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in April 2012: Order slump shatters polyolefin producers' margin-improvement dreams / PS suppliers pass on cost relief / PVC and EPS make gains / Is a trend reversal on the horizon?
 		04.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2012: Notations follow costs downward / Slack ordering swells surplus / Imports livelier / Pressure on packaging resins remains despite firm feedstocks / New plants set to start up in China
 		03.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2012: Increases for polyolefins are limited to cost pass-through / PVC profits from start of building season / PS notations lose ground / Slack ordering sets the tone
 		16.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in March 2012: Significant margin improvement for PE and PVC in Q1 / Stable costs keep PS and EPS in check / Scant supply improvement / High prices dampen demand / Fresh hikes in store
 		04.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2012: Price wave goes out like a lamb / Asian demand sputtering / Imports create volume pressure in Europe / Demand still sluggish / Zenith appears to have been reached
 		03.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues
 		13.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March
 		05.03.2012
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