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Polymer prices
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene February: Prices rarely rise above monomer increase / Geopolitical escalation drives up naphtha, crude in spring
03.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Ethylene March: Reference price rises sharply / Delayed conclusion due to Middle East conflict
03.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Feedstocks February/March
03.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Styrene March: Reference price continues to rise / Fourth consecutive monthly increase
02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
PVC February: Prices seemingly frozen solid / Cold spell paralyses customer markets / Spring revival hoped for
02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
PET February: Prices still trending moderately upwards / Imports delayed / Buyers continue building up stocks / Uncertainty could last well into spring
02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Benzene March: Benchmark price turns downwards / Upward trend of previous months comes to an end
02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene February: Contract price continues upward trend
02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Propylene March: US-Iran conflict results in notably firmer prices
27.02.2026
POLYNT
Price increases across entire portfolio in Europe
25.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Butadiene March: Contract price edges higher again
25.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks February: Downward trend for TDI remains intact / Rollover predominates otherwise / Little restocking at start of year / End of Chinese export subsidies could cause disruption for polyols
20.02.2026
AOC
Resin producer plans price hikes for EMEA region
20.02.2026
PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR
Supply falls, demand rises / European prices increase slightly / Low point seems to have passed
18.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate February: Prices stay where they were / General mood brightens / Hopes of increase in demand in March alive
17.02.2026
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