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POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2009: Cost rises passed down the chain / Soft demand brakes margin improvement
03.09.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2009: Notations continue climbing / Supply situation more balanced / Some PP and PVC products tight / Overall demand a little livelier / PS buyers still holding back
17.08.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in July 2009: Producers push through significant hikes / Gains mostly top 10% / Buyers in desperate need / HDPE and PVC short / Plant maintenance still ongoing / Further increases certain
05.08.2009
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2009: Bulk business holds up / Southern Europe tends firmer / Asian notations rising / European demand improves as Asian product directed towards eastern Europe / Stabile prices likely
05.08.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2009: Feedstocks push resins forward / Shortages drive notations / Some polyolefins see triple-digit rise / PVC tight / Styrenics up less than SM / How quickly will feedstock costs fall?
14.07.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in June 2009: Mostly moderate increases for polyolefins / PVC makes up lost ground / Styrenics trying to catch up to monomer / Speculation in oil could trigger new wave of cost increases
03.07.2009
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2009: Price pressure intensifies / Lower end of scale crumbles / Asian imports stir up the market
03.07.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2009: Polyethylene still shaky / No end to sluggish demand / PP and PVC up as producers are forced to recoup costs / PS matches monomer increase / EPS struggles upward
15.06.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in May 2009: Producers' attempts to hike prices foiled by slack demand / Polyolefins in a weak rollover / PVC up slightly / Styrenics follow SM / Feedstocks rise / Outlook subdued
04.06.2009
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PET May 2009: Slight upturn in Europe and US / Some weakening in Asia / Market direction in June unclear
04.06.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
15.05.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
06.05.2009
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2009: European notations mostly firm / Demand continues weak / Higher PX could push polymer prices forward
06.05.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
16.04.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
03.04.2009
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