Price Reports China – Plastics Information Europe

Price Reports China

POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2016: Butadiene and styrene rise while other feedstocks point down / Polymer prices firm / ABS and PC rise slightly / Consumption in line with expectations / Processors gearing down for Chinese New Year holidays	10.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics January 2016: C2 and C3 point down, while styrene rises / Polymers mostly firm / Local producers manage to lift some notations slightly ahead of Chinese New Year holidays / Imports trending up / Demand normal for the season	04.02.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstocks rise / Only benzene and PX point down / Polymer notations recede / Only PC firms / Demand slightly higher than in November / Processors could stock up in January ahead of Chinese New Year holidays	13.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstock notations firm / Domestic producers fail to lift polymer prices / Cost of imports continues to slide / National polymer inventory trending slightly long amid flat demand	08.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2015: Feedstock costs trending down / Polymer notations continue to drop / PA sees largest fall / Consumption at normal levels / Little change expected in December	09.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics November 2015: Ethylene rises while propylene and styrene trend soft / Domestic polymer notations slump / Imports also recede / Demand mostly flat / PE inventory down as PP rises	04.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2015: Aside from butadiene, all feedstocks post modest gains / Low consumption levels keep polymer notations down / Decline in PA 6.6 particularly steep / No significant changes expected in November	10.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics October 2015: Feedstock costs up / Domestic polymer prices remain depressed / PE import notations recover slightly / Demand down following National Day Holidays / High PE and PP inventories	05.11.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstock prices firm or pointing slightly up / Polymers remain soft / Strong demand / Domestic ABS producers lift output to meet orders / Outlook for October positive	08.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics September 2015: Feedstocks develop differently / Ethylene recovers while propylene falls / Polymer notations continue to soften / Demand up markedly ahead of National Day holiday	01.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock notations fall to new lows / Polymers also pointing down / Low consumption levels / Outlook for September more upbeat	09.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics August 2015: Feedstock prices at new annual low / Polymers down across the board / Consumption slows / Tianjin disaster has limited immediate impact on petrochemical logistics	02.09.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock and polymer prices down / Consumption at a normal level / Little change forecast for August	13.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics July 2015: Feedstock prices decline / Polymer notations also pointing down / Consumption at normal levels / Prices could continue to soften in August	12.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2015: Feedstocks firm on the back of maintenance downtimes / Domestic notations fall across the board / Raw material prices likely to soften in July / Polymers expected to hold stable amid slight downward trend	08.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics June 2015: Propylene rises amid general tightness in Asia Pacific / Ethylene and styrene largely stable / Most polymers pointing down / Demand normal / Little change expected in July	02.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2015: Most feedstocks turn soft / Domestic ABS and PC prices firm / PA 6 trending soft while PA 6.6 points up / PMMA tumbles / Consumption levels stable / Little change expected in June	10.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics May 2015: Soft feedstock costs take most polymer prices down / Demand normal / Processors appear to be gaining the upper hand in price negotiations / Most notations expected to decline slightly in June	05.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2015: Feedstock prices continue rising / Domestic ABS and PC increase / PA trending soft while PMMA declines / Good demand situation / Little change expected in May	12.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics April 2015: Rising feedstock costs pull polymer prices up across the board / Demand normal / Processors reluctant to accept higher prices / Little change expected in May	07.05.2015

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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.