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Feedstock / Aromatics

POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks October/November	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrene November: Contract declines for eighth time	03.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Benzene November: Import slump pushes price up	03.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Propylene November: Downtrend continues after brief pause	31.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Ethylene November: Decline picks up speed again	31.10.2025

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend November: Most prices follow monomer reductions / Demand remains weak	13.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene October: Downward price trend could accelerate in November / Converters wait and see / Demand still at rock bottom	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene October: Sluggish demand depresses prices / Further discounts on the horizon for November	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics October: Declining SM contract, weak demand drag prices lower / Further discounts anticipated in November	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET October: Market misery continues unabated / European production plants in increasingly precarious situation / Imports not leaving warehouses either	03.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC October: Prices move sideways / Downward pressure expected in November / PVC compound formulations to be updated in 2026	03.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend October: Polyolefin prices fall / Monomers also down / Strategy for some producers: Volume before price	13.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene September: Market surplus leads to falling prices / Sustained rise in demand not expected until next year	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene September: Little to no movement on the market / Prices are being carried forward and demand is not recovering	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics September: Prices trend downwards for sixth month straight / Demand remains weak / Further discounts foreseeable for October	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC September: Prices persist at rollover level / Weak demand from construction, automotive thwarts producers' ambitions for price hikes	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET September: Demand remains highly subdued / European producers facing increased hardship / Line closures imminent / Global slump pushing down prices	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend September: Polyolefin prices trending sideways, styrenics lower / Demand still weak even after the holiday period	11.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC: Non-market adjustment essential for quotations from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formulation to be revised / Two types of rPVC to be included in future	03.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene August: Surplus situation exerts considerable pressure on prices / Demand nevertheless remains weak / Little movement expected in September	02.09.2025

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October: Prices continue to decline in most cases / Further pressure likely in November	16.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September: Prices remain under pressure / Demand weakness perpetuates / Recyclers aim to keep prices stable in October	16.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate August: Prices remain at previous month's level / Recyclers experience eroded margins / Little improvement expected for September	15.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July: Weak demand leads to widespread production cutbacks / Off-spec material puts additional pressure on prices	17.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate June: Expensive input material, cheap virgin material, many imports – a toxic cocktail for producers / Uncertain development in July	16.06.2025

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics October: Market slump continues / Abundant material despite production cuts / Demand weakens further across segments / No improvement before end of year?	05.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics September: Producers try to maintain prices / No real recovery in demand despite summer holiday end / Reductions expected in October	06.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics August: Demand very slack in holiday season / Supply ample at all times / Imports provide for additional price pressure	03.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics June: Prices fall further across the board / Demand stagnates to unsustainable level	03.07.2025

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate October: Weak economy, sluggish demand force producers to make further concessions / Wait-and-see strategy adopted to avoid mistakes	17.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate September: No mood to buy, no orders / Demand remains low with prices mostly moving sideways	17.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate August: Prices continue to fall / Sluggish demand from automotive, E&E / Imports from Asia put recyclers under further pressure	18.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate July: Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination	18.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate June: Prices fall again / Weak demand plus high stock levels create more pressure	17.06.2025

Composites / GRP

POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October: Resins trending downwards again / Indications of bottoming out / Only standard chopped strand mats under pressure	05.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September: Market calm, without momentum / No movement expected in next few weeks / Converters hold on to their money	06.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP August: Slight reductions for resins and glass fibres / Prices bottoming out in September / Positive forecast for demand	03.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July: Small reductions predominated / Prices appear to have bottomed out / EU anti-dumping investigations prompting uncertainty	05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June: Further pressure on declining resin and glass fibre prices / Weak demand, lack of momentum	03.07.2025

Polyurethanes

POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks October: TDI in reverse gear again / Demand remains low / Producers still attempt to push through demands for polyols	22.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks September: TDI force majeure rattles the market – dramatic mark-ups scare off processors / Demand from construction, automotive likely to remain limited in early October	19.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks August: Producers insist on price hikes in vain / Quotations trend lower again – except for TDI / Demand expected to improve in September	22.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks June: More firmly fixed benzene price cannot slow downward trend / Aggressive imports hit TDI in particular / Demand could worsen as holiday season begins	18.06.2025

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