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POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2009: Higher feedstocks drive notations / More Asian imports / Outlook for April uncertain
03.04.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
13.03.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
04.03.2009
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2009: Rising feedstock prices lead to firming / Outlook continues unclear
04.03.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
13.02.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
04.02.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
04.02.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2009: Polyolefin plunge subsides / Feedstock contracts in flux / PVC eases / PS follows monomer downward / EPS suffers from slack demand
15.01.2009
POLYMER PRICES
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
06.01.2009
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PET December 2008: European price slide slows / Asian market may have hit bottom / Players hope for more stability in the new year
06.01.2009
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2008: Polyolefin plunge almost unstoppable / Triple-digit notations / PVC market mixed / Fresh SM fall heightens pressure / Some order revival / Downward potential exhausted?
12.12.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in November 2008: Polyolefins slump dramatically / Sharp declines drop notations into the triple-digit range / PVC sees more moderate setback / Will monomer crash trigger a further nosedive?
03.12.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET November 2008: Downslide in prices slows / Slump may be bottoming out / Demand slightly improved / China and Asia on the way to stability / Recycling market dangerously shaky
03.12.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2008: Prices continue to plunge / PE notations fall heavily again / PP and PVC decline more moderately / Styrenics pay the price for SM crash / No end to pressure
14.11.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in October 2008: Notations in free fall / PE collapses / Demand weak overall / Many production cutbacks / Market seeks the bottom of the spiral / Benzene “implosion” unravels styrene chain
05.11.2008
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