Polymer Prices Recyclate Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

Engineering Recyclate January 2018: Rollovers predominate in December / Hikes probably only as of February / Base material scarce and expensive in part / Order situation still good

Engineering Recyclate December 2017: Only a few minor increases / Strong demand for regrind material expected in new year / Availability of base material likely to deteriorate

Engineering Recyclate November 2017: Prices remain unchanged apart from ABS / Tense situation with base material / Strong demand for time of year / Stability should prevail until end of 2017 / Small increases likely in January for some products

Engineering Recyclate October 2017: Prices move in different directions / Uptrend for rABS, rPOM, rPP and rPC/ABS blends / Some decreases for rPA 6 / Demand reasonable / Base material remains expensive

Engineering Recyclate September 2017: Recycled ABS and PP compounds up slightly / Demand grows after holiday season / Few supply restrictions / Base material remains expensive

Engineering Recyclate August 2017: Prices rollover in all cases / Base material remains expensive / Situation eased by fall in demand / Minor reductions likely for rPA and rPOM in September / Secondary PP compounds tending upwards

Engineering Recyclate July 2017: Prices calm down as the holiday season gets underway / Stability predominates / Only rPOM rises again / Next few weeks likely quiet

Engineering Recyclate June 2017: PC and POM regrind material partly see marked increases / Lively demand from all segments / Rollover probable in July with the exception of polyamides

Engineering Recyclate May 2017: Most prices tend sideways / June expected to see only little price movement as adjustments on the primary market trickle through / Ongoing strong demand likely to ease

Engineering Recyclate April 2017: Recent price increases across the entire portfolio / Boom in demand / Availability of production scrap considerably tighter in some cases / Demand only minimally slowed by holiday period

Engineering Recyclate March 2017: Massive price increases / Peak still not reached / Lively demand results in the first bottlenecks / Recycling companies near to their capacity limits

Engineering Recyclate February 2017: Increases on the primary market begin to impact secondary products / Response with PA and PC/ABS blends / Adequate supply, demand and capacity utilisation / Base material likely to become more expensive in March

Engineering Recyclate January 2017: Little movement in January / Reasonable ordering activity with availability normal / Price rises likely in February on a broad front / ABS will be affected most

Engineering Recyclate December 2016: Secondary materials unchanged at year's end / Demand significantly weaker / Flood of orders for Q1 / Price hikes likely for some grades in new year

Engineering Recyclate November 2016: Notations mostly stable / Uptrend likely / With year-end approaching, demand takes another dip / Abundance of scrap material

Engineering Recyclate October 2016: Notations predominantly stable / Individual peaks for rPA and rPOM are capped / Demand below expectations / Little effect felt from producers' calls for hikes on the primary market

Engineering Recyclate September 2016: Most prices continue to crumble / Primary market developments put recyclers under pressure / Demand subdued even after end to the holidays

Standard Recyclate September 2016: Notations decline slightly across the board / rPP and rPS resist downtrend / Demand at times below expectations / Stability expected in October

Engineering Recyclate August 2016: Virgin material surplus rings in landslide in secondary market notations / Polyamides and polycarbonate strongest affected / Despite signs of stabilisation, minor tremors still possible

Engineering Recyclate July 2016: Notations unchanged apart from rABS and rPP compounds / Other materials reflect primary market's stability / Few changes expected in August

Engineering Recyclate June 2016: Higher feedstock notations have little effect on recyclate prices / Small upward corrections for rABS, rPA 6 and rPC / Market jitters about future indexing of PP

Engineering Recyclate May 2016: General uptrend increasingly impacts secondary market / Threat of widespread hikes / Only exception is rPOM

Engineering Recyclate April 2016: Downtrend comes to an end / Initial hikes for rABS, rPC and rPP / Notations likely to continue rising in May / Numerous holidays will impact business activity

Engineering Recyclate March 2016: Only minor price reductions / Feedstocks expected to rise / Upward trend with primary material should stabilise recyclate prices / Early Easter will put a damper on demand

Engineering Recyclate February 2016: Declines become more widespread / Cheaper virgin material increasingly pressures regrind / Primary market slide expected to bottom out