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Polymer prices standard thermoplastics
POLYMER PRICES
PET April 2008: Market stabilises / Pressure from feedstock side / May contract for MEG nosedives / Demand will decide
 		06.05.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in April 2008: Polyolefins flagging / Upturn for PVC / PS down but margins improve / EPS in rollover / Weather dampens seasonal demand / Plant outages have little effect / April still has potential for upswing
 		14.04.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in March 2008: Market lacks direction / PE upswing brought to a halt / PP crumbles / PVC stable / PS moves up but margins erode / Slight recovery for EPS / Hopes for strong April
 		03.04.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2008: Notations bottom out / Firming at month's end / Market turnaround in April?
 		03.04.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics at the beginning of March 2008: Turnaround or correction? / Most producers reduce planned hikes / Tendency to oversupply starts to pressure polyolefins / PVC largely stable / Monomer rise influences PS and EPS
 		14.03.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in February 2008: Buyers' resistance and special offers block hefty hikes for polyolefins / PVC up slightly, PS and EPS significantly higher / PP long / EPS tight / Naphtha surge fuels polymer upswing
 		05.03.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET February 2008: Prices lose some ground / Globally weak demand leaves its mark / Margins still soft / Outlook continues subdued
 		05.03.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics at the beginning of February 2008: Slow ordering keeps producer price increases in check / Polyolefins catch up with monomer rises / PVC slightly, PS and EPS significantly higher / Producers' inventories start to swell
 		14.02.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in January 2008: Price explosion for polyolefins / PVC stable / Styrenics also up / PE just balanced / Cracker situation unstable / Speculative trading brakes PP / PS tightening? / Further hefty hikes on the table
 		05.02.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET January 2008: Upward movement only at the bottom end / Rises marginal overall / North America and Asia lose some ground / February outlook muted
 		05.02.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Strong demand tightens hexene grades of LLDPE / Price curve increasingly uncoupled from standard product / C6 to be reported separately in PIE
 		04.02.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics at the beginning of January 2008: Major increases for PE and EVA / Monomer increases up the pressure / PP and styrenics also rise / PVC still stable / Supply relatively well balanced / Demand normal
 		15.01.2008
INEOS NOVA
EPS price rise is higher than expected
 		08.01.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics in December 2007: No year-end “close-out sale” / Prices mainly firm / Minor corrections at each end of the scale / Advance purchases stemmed / Higher feedstocks prompt calls for steep polymer hikes
 		04.01.2008
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2007: Only minimal increases again in Europe / Feedstock costs bite worldwide as margins fall / Sluggish demand signals tough battle in January
 		04.01.2008
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