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Feedstock / Aromatics

POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks September/October	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrene October: Contract trends lower again	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Butadiene October: Oversupply puts additional pressure on prices	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene September: Downward trend remains intact	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Benzene October: Slight decline leads to new low	30.09.2025

Standard Thermoplastics

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
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene August: Prices trend downwards again / More stability expected for September	02.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics August: Prices continue to decline / Demand particularly weak / Downward trend set to continue in September	02.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum	01.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET August: Market sluggish, subdued / Minimal business activity / Volumes remain in warehouses / Prices fail to stimulate demand / Little change expected for September	01.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend August: Small reductions for all materials / Holiday season puts additional damper on sluggish demand	14.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene July: Prices stagnate amid weak demand / Minor downward adjustments expected for August	04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics July: Prices trend lower again / Ample supply, weak demand / Further decline in quotations likely in August	04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC July: Price stability at start of holidays / Little change with supply and demand / Smaller decline likely in August	01.08.2025

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

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
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate May: Heterogenous price development / Construction, logistics sectors pick up slightly / Off-spec material, imports generate pressure	15.05.2025

Engineering Thermoplastics

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
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics May: Product surplus governs the price with nearly all types / Demand still weak / No improvement expected in June either	04.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics April: Solid supply with weak demand and increased imports / Order slump expected to continue in May	06.05.2025

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

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
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate May: Prices still under pressure / Demand remains weak / No change expected in June	16.05.2025

Composites / GRP

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
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May: Downward price trend for resins, glass fibre continues / Users, converters show restraint / Imports trigger tendency towards oversupply	04.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April: Downward trend for resins, glass fibres set to remain unchanged / Order situation still at rock bottom	06.05.2025

Polyurethanes

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
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks May: Trade dispute pushes large quantities of inexpensive material to Europe / Prices continue to trend lower / Demand remains weak	20.05.2025

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