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Recent Polymer Price Reports
China standard thermoplastics July
Prices trend slightly softer across the board / PET the only exception / Weak demand from all sectors continues
11.08.2025
PX July
Recent upward trend already reversing
05.08.2025
Engineering thermoplastics July
Abundant supply meets meagre demand across all grades / Europe dozes during summer holidays / Prices to decline further in August
05.08.2025
North America July
Mixed price development / Demand remains weak in all customer sectors, but feedstocks trend firmer / Tariff agreement fails to completely eliminate uncertainty
05.08.2025
Composites/GRP July
Small reductions predominated / Prices appear to have bottomed out / EU anti-dumping investigations prompting uncertainty
05.08.2025
Polyethylene July
Rollover predominates with few exceptions / Supply surplus plays into converters' hands / Demand remains slow; further slump not expected / Imports offset European plant cutbacks
04.08.2025
Polypropylene July
Prices stagnate amid weak demand / Minor downward adjustments expected for August
04.08.2025
Styrenics July
Prices trend lower again / Ample supply, weak demand / Further decline in quotations likely in August
04.08.2025
Feedstocks July/August
04.08.2025
Styrene August
Contract price falls yet again
01.08.2025
PVC July
Price stability at start of holidays / Little change with supply and demand / Smaller decline likely in August
01.08.2025
PET July
Little movement on the market / Decline and fall of the summer “season” / Producers cut back output even further / No stimulus in sight for August
01.08.2025
Benzene August
Contract up third month running
01.08.2025
Propylene August
Slight decline in contract price
31.07.2025
Ethylene August
Contract posts minor decline
31.07.2025
Butadiene August
Falling contract for fifth month running
25.07.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks July
Noticeable discounts at beginning of Q3 / Large amounts of material meet little demand / Prices expected to bottom out in August
22.07.2025
Engineering recyclate July
Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination
18.07.2025
Standard Recyclate July
Weak demand leads to widespread production cutbacks / Off-spec material puts additional pressure on prices
17.07.2025
China engineering thermoplastics June
Prices mostly sideways to lower / Only PBT higher on rise in feedstock costs / Demand mixed in traditional off-season / Little change to downward movement in July
15.07.2025
Producers announcements
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Energy Cost Surcharges
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Upcoming publication dates (at the latest)
14.08.2025
Standard thermoplastics trend
15.08.2025
Standard recyclate
18.08.2025
Engineering recyclate
22.08.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks
02.09.2025
Standard thermoplastics
02.09.2025
Petrochemical feedstocks/aromatics
03.09.2025
Engineering thermoplastics
03.09.2025
Composites/GRP
11.09.2025
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Trend
11.09.2025
Forecast Polymers
25.09.2025
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Final
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