Price reports standard thermoplastics/recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate August 2017: Holiday period dampens demand / Deductions on rLDPE and rPS / rPP mostly stable / Premiums on clear rPET grades / Only moderate change expected in September	18.08.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July 2017: Pressure from primary markets drops / Number of downward corrections slumps / rPET continues upswing / Summer lull has begun / August to be a quiet month	20.07.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate June 2017: Notations mostly moving horizontally / Pressure on rLDPE prices limited to pure grades / Slight premiums on rPET / No important movements expected for July	22.06.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate May 2017: Heterogeneous notations / rLDPE still under pressure / Rollover for rPP / rPET increasing / Continued good supply in most cases / Positive stimuli only for consumer applications	19.05.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate April 2017: Oversupply provokes slight erosion of rPE prices / rPP and rPS mostly stable / Seasonal effects supporting rPET / Diverging trends will continue in April	21.04.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate March 2017: Prices almost at a standstill despite increased virgin material notations / Noticeable premiums only on rPET and rPS / Recyclers aiming for price increases across the board	20.03.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate February 2017: Notations broadly trending upwards / Increased virgin material prices make secondary materials more attractive / Further increases expected for March	17.02.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate January 2017: Prices have bottomed out / Higher virgin material prices lead to first increases / Stock build-up has been stopped / New premiums likely in February	19.01.2017
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate December 2016: Notations still trending down / Only rPET rolls over / Poor demand / Bottom could soon be reached / Virgin market developments have stabilising effect	21.12.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate November 2016: Notations still under pressure / Oversupply results in slight erosion / Demand remains comparatively weak / Additional declines likely	18.11.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate October 2016: Notations are under pressure / Largest rebates for rPS and rLDPE / Demand rather weak / Amid lack of any stimuli, no trend reversal in sight	20.10.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate September 2016: Notations decline slightly across the board / rPP and rPS resist downtrend / Demand at times below expectations / Stability expected in October	22.09.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate August 2016: Falling primary prices take notations down / Demand dampened by summer holidays / Stabilisation appears to set in / Cost of some secondary materials likely to rise again	19.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July 2016: Little movement at onset of holiday season / Solely some slight downward corrections / Availability of production scrap improves / Insiders expect rising pressure from virgin material developments	20.07.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate June 2016: Notations start pointing down / Only rPP and rPS resist the trend / Muted demand results in high inventory levels / Further erosion expected in July	17.06.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate May 2016: Lower end of the rPE spectrum is lifted / rHIPS notations follow the uptrend in virgin material prices / Remaining grades mostly stable / Further upward drift	19.05.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate April 2016: Notations make a turnaround / First reaction to rising virgin material prices / Seasonal business picks up / Additional hikes likely	19.04.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate March 2016: Prices still going down a bit / Slight aftershock of recent discounts on virgin materials / Stabilisation expected / Recyclers consider increases in the near future	17.03.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate February 2016: Downtrend affects all grades / Greater declines for purer grades / Demand normal for the season / Prices likely to have bottomed out	17.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate January 2016: Declines across the entire rLDPE spectrum / Other regrind materials mostly stable / Demand surprisingly lively / Primary market sends mixed signals for the weeks to come	19.01.2016

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Recyclate / Standard Thermoplastics
rLDPE film natural
rLDPE film translucent
rLDPE film coloured
rLDPE film dark
rLDPE extrusion black
rLDPE inj. moulding grade black
rHDPE pipe 930 black
rHDPE blow coloured
rHDPE inj. moulding grade black
rPP homo black
rPP copo black
rHIPS black
rPET clear
rPET flakes clear
rPET flakes coloured

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