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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
POLYMER PRICES
PET October 2008: Downward plunge accelerates as demand collapses / Overcapacities persist despite massive cutbacks / Feedstocks also move down sharply / No light at the end of the tunnel for now
 		05.11.2008
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Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2008: Prices for commodities plummet / No more fantasy in monomer rebates / Pipelines still well filled / Oversupply persists despite production cuts / Further price reductions possible
 		15.10.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in September 2008: Most polymers on the decline at the end of Q3 / Buyers still holding back / Demand poor / Damage limitation through production cuts / Feedstock situation eases / Notations in October likely to soften further
 		03.10.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET September 2008: Worldwide economic meltdown has Europe in its grip / Producers' margins bleed red ink / Demand slumps / Downswing likely to continue
 		03.10.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2008: Prices start to slide back from summer's peak levels / Notations fall as buyers hold back and demand slackens / Dark clouds hang over Q4
 		15.09.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in August 2008: Further increases across the board / Perceptible levelling off in month's second half / Southern Europe holiday doldrums depress demand / End to upward spiral in sight?
 		03.09.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2008: Summer rally short lived / Soft demand depresses notations further / Outlook cloudy
 		03.09.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2008: Signs of consolidation / "Remaining increases" for polyolefins / PVC producers near two-month target / EPS and PS rise in parallel with the monomer
 		14.08.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics in July 2008: Historic rises for polyolefins / PE up by as much as EUR 170/t, PP gains "only" half as much / Supply gaps for commodities / Demand slows / Producers seeking more hikes
 		05.08.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2008: Bottle grade resin reacts to feedstock issues / Producers to try for more hikes
 		05.08.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2008: Q3 ethylene price propels polyolefins and PVC upward / PS and EPS point sharply upward on tight styrene / Supply balanced to tight / Slack demand / Proposed price hikes likely to grip
 		14.07.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in June 2008: Second quarter closes with dramatic cost bang / Supplies of some polymers short due to plant outages and capacity cutbacks / Steep rises announced
 		03.07.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2008: Upswing at end of Q2 / Lower end buyers brought into line / Higher feedstocks and the need to restore margins drive notations upward
 		03.07.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics at the beginning of June 2008: Cost explosion in oil and derivatives makes an impact / PE climbs strongly due to stockpiling / PP does about-turn to move up / PVC relatively weak / PS and EPS take off
 		13.06.2008
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