PET May 2009: Slight upturn in Europe and US / Some weakening in Asia / Market direction in June unclear

Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2009: Polyolefins mostly roll over / Only LLDPE and PP homo make moderate gains / PVC, PS and EPS up more sharply / High prices brake PS volume offtake / Tug-of-war in some markets

Standard Thermoplastics in April 2009: Attempts to improve polyolefin margins fail due to poor demand / PVC in a weak rollover / PS and EPS rise / Inventories gradually shrinking / Moderate hikes on the horizon

PET April 2009: European notations mostly firm / Demand continues weak / Higher PX could push polymer prices forward

Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2009: Polyolefins see moderate rise / PVC stable despite sluggish construction / SM price leap shocks PS buyers / Slack demand pressures EPS / Livelier H2 could trigger hikes

Standard Thermoplastics in March 2009: PE price shock strangles end markets / PP moves up hesitantly / Stable PVC still suffering from building slump / PS follows monomer upward / EPS pipeline reviving / Outlook uncertain

PET March 2009: Higher feedstocks drive notations / More Asian imports / Outlook for April uncertain

Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2009: Converters shocked by producers' demands / PE initially follows C2 / First step upward for PP / PVC more hesitant / PS higher but on thin ice / EPS ignores monomer increase / Consumer markets check further rises

Standard Thermoplastics in February 2009: Initial gains slip back during the course of the month / PE up slightly / PP in a rollover / PVC down marginally / Styrenics firmer / Outlook uncertain

PET February 2009: Rising feedstock prices lead to firming / Outlook continues unclear

Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2009: Prices seem to have bottomed out / Ethylene contract lifts PE up / PP and PVC bulk business now stable / Styrenics rise, but margins narrow

Standard Thermoplastics in January 2009: Polyolefins at rock bottom / Feedstocks tend upwards / PVC prices sliding on a broad front / PS follows monomer / EPS pressured by depressed demand / Outlook is for firming

PET January 2009: European notations down in the triple digit per tonne range / Brightening horizon in Asia and North America / First moves towards market consolidation, more to follow

Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2009: Polyolefin plunge subsides / Feedstock contracts in flux / PVC eases / PS follows monomer downward / EPS suffers from slack demand

Standard Thermoplastics in December 2008: Year-end fire sale further pressures polyolefins / PVC down slightly / More of SM price drop passed on / Producers' planned hikes aim to return stability to the market