Price Reports China – Plastics Information Europe

Price Reports China

POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics December 2020: Average prices mostly higher / PA 6.6 skyrockets / Demand softens at the year's end / Notations expected to fall	15.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics December 2020: PVC and PET prices increase substantially / Other prices mixed / Low seasonal demand / Weaker notations expected in January	12.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics November 2020: Prices for most grades surge amid higher feedstock prices, low supply and robust demand / Market situation expected to move towards equilibrium in December	16.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics November 2020: Prices of polymers and feedstocks rise across the board / Low supply levels support bullish sentiment / Futures market strong due to vaccine optimism	15.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics October 2020: Prices broadly higher as demand picks up / Home appliance sector at 10-year high / Supply low to normal / Mixed picture for November	11.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics October 2020: Price increases for most types / Fluctuations in LDPE, PP, PET / Notations seen lower in November	10.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics September 2020: Increase in prices of most engineering thermoplastics / Recovering demand / Lower inventory levels	13.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics September 2020: Prices of most polymers pick up / Revival in demand and supply bottlenecks are main drivers / Commissioning of new polyethylene lines in October / Prices expected to move mostly sideways	12.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics August 2020: Most prices rise amid low supply and reviving demand / Several PVC plants set to come onstream / Mixed outlook for September	10.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics August 2020: Prices broadly higher amid recovering demand and lower inventory levels / Scarce import volumes / September demand seen at normal levels	09.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics July 2020: Most prices fall amid weak demand / Only POM ticks higher / Stable prices expected in August as supply and demand return to normal levels	13.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics July 2020: Notations higher for most grades / Only PS and PET lower as demand remains muted / Stable to lower prices expected in August as supply improves	12.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics June 2020: Domestic prices move sideways or upwards / Recovery of demand continues / PA 6.6, PMMA and PBT notations could decline in July	16.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics June 2020: Notations head upwards for all grades / PVC skyrockets / Demand recovering but supply generally short / Higher crude oil prices / July to see supply improve	15.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics May 2020: Many polymer grades head upwards / Demand in certain areas recovering / Further normalisation projected for June	17.06.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics May 2020: Prices bottoming out / Short supply overall / Demand begins recovery phase / PET should feel the pull of thirst quenchers in June	11.06.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics April 2020: Negative crude oil prices impact domestic polymer markets / Only polypropylene rises on demand for medical supplies / Mostly low demand to continue in May	13.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics April 2020: Large falls for prices of most grades / Ups and downs of crude oil prices impact polymer markets / Subdued demand expected in May	12.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics March 2020: Covid-19 pandemic continues to exert its effects / Prices of most engineering polymers fall / April's outlook appears to have more of the same	16.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics March 2020: Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact demand / Feedstock and polymer notations slide / Negative outlook for April too	15.04.2020

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Price survey methodology

Notes on these reports

Contrary to Europe and North America, polymer is traded on a daily basis in China. PIE works together with a seasoned Chinese expert, who observes the ongoing price developments in the country’s leading polymer trading centres. Since plastic is traded daily, the prices are a reliable reflection of the actual market trends.

Taking currency fluctuations into account, PIE then translates and aggregates this data, and enriches it with qualitative reports from our expert about current market developments in China.