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Polyurethane Feedstocks March 2019 Polymeric MDI downswing bottoms out / Pure MDI and TDI plunge / Weak automotive sector to add pressure in April	22.03.2019
Engineering Recyclate March 2019 Weak volume calls from automotive industry depress prices / Some further discounts in April	20.03.2019
Standard Recyclate March 2019 Prices largely remain at previous month's level / Only small hikes on individual grades / Recyclers aim to catch up on missed price increases	19.03.2019
North America February 2019 Most markets in a rollover / Producers unable to push through hikes for PE, PVC or PS / PP still weak / Engineering plastics prices stable / Increases expected in March	14.03.2019
Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2019 Producers hope for improvement in margins following C2 cost increase / PE and PVC consumers respond by holding back on buying / Subdued demand caps PP increases / Styrenics firmer	13.03.2019
China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2019 Weak market on Chinese New Year holidays / Feedstocks register slight increases / Small fluctuations in polymer prices	13.03.2019
China Standard Thermoplastics February 2019 Impacts from Chinese New Year holidays / Most polymer prices fall / HDPE for injection moulding and PET increase / Market unlikely to recover in March	12.03.2019
Russia February 2019 Polyolefins generally giving way / Demand remains rather weak	08.03.2019
Composites/GRP February 2019 Resins prices flat / March may see higher prices / Glass fibre unchanged / Demand points clearly upwards	07.03.2019
Engineering Thermoplastics February 2019 Depression in car industry hits hard / Prices fall in many places / Only quarterly agreements continue to stabilise / Automotive expected to remain weak / Further price erosion likely in March	06.03.2019
Polypropylene February 2019 Producers' hikes falter / Slack demand leads to weak rollover / Increases hardly avoidable in March	05.03.2019
Polyethylene February 2019 Complete lack of stimulus / Rollover dominates the picture / Price increases probable in March	05.03.2019
Styrenics February 2019 Prices bottom out / Slight increases for polystyrene / Processors stock up inventories / Players expect bull market to begin in March	05.03.2019
PET February 2019 Weak rollover predominates / Demand still very subdued / Notations expected to pick up in March as PX firms	04.03.2019
PVC February 2019 Most contracts settled at rollovers / Production curtailments not causing any major upheavals / Call-offs normal despite the low season / Increases predicted for March	04.03.2019
Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks February / March 2019	04.03.2019

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Producers announcements

AOC ALIANCYS Price increase for entire resins portfolio	25.03.2019
ASHLAND Price increase for laminating adhesives	12.03.2019
TRINSEO Price hike for ABS and SAN in Europe	07.03.2019
INEOS STYROLUTION Price increase for standard ABS in Europe	05.03.2019
STYRENICS Ineos Styrolution and Trinseo announce price hikes for PS in Europe	04.03.2019
VICTREX Global price increase for PAEK grades	21.02.2019
KUREHA Price increases for PVDF products	07.02.2019
STYRENICS Trinseo and Ineos Styrolution plan price hikes for PS in Europe	05.02.2019
DUPONT Global price hikes for polyamide and PBT	25.01.2019
INEOS STYROLUTION Rollover for standard ABS in Europe	11.01.2019

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Upcoming publication dates

02.04.2019

Petrochemical Feedstocks/Aromatics

03.04.2019

Standard Thermoplastics

04.04.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics

23.04.2019

Polyurethane feedstocks

05.04.2019

Composites/GRP

17.04.2019

Standard Recyclate

18.04.2019

Engineering Recyclate

12.04.2019

Standard Thermoplastics Trend

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