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POLYMER PRICES
China engineering thermoplastics January: Higher feedstock costs push most prices up / Only PMMA falls on strong supply-demand imbalance / Quotes seen trending mixed in February
16.02.2026
OXEA
Price increases for various intermediates
16.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate February: Sluggish oscillation around rollover / Volumes take precedence over margins / Imports enrich supply while demand remains weak
16.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
China standard thermoplastics January: Nearly all prices trend higher / Quotations impacted strongly by rising cost of crude / Demand outlook remains weak as Spring Festival approaches
12.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend February: Significant price hikes for many materials / Lower price dynamics for PVC, HDPE pipes / Rising demand for materials for industrial applications
12.02.2026
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS
Rise in naphtha prices boosts costs of intermediates
12.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America January: Hikes for polyolefins, PVC, polystyrene / Higher feedstock prices, Winter Storm Fern support quotations / Margin pressure increases for engineering grades / February expected to be sideways to slightly firmer
09.02.2026
KRATON
Prices hike for styrene block copolymers
04.02.2026
TRINSEO
Significant price increases for PS, ABS, SAN
03.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics January: Quiet start to year / Slight premiums for PS, rollover for ABS / Signs of stronger price momentum in February
03.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering thermoplastics January: Sometimes up, sometimes down, but seldom stable: prices move in different directions / Uncertainty governs market / Trend reversal in February?
03.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Composites/GRP January: Weak demand and a reasonably well-supplied market / No stock replenishment trends evident / Rollover likely in February
03.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Feedstocks January/February
03.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Ethylene February: C2 reference follows increased costs / Tough negotiations
02.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Styrene February: Contract price shoots up by triple digits
02.02.2026
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