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POLYMER PRICES
North America August 2012: Costs continue to drive polyethylene up / Polypropylene drops amid continued stock clearance sales / PVC bobs along / PS prices race higher / Few impulses for engineering thermoplastics
07.09.2012
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US hurricane season kicks off / “Isaac” threatens plants across Louisiana in particular / Numerous oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have been evacuated / Reminiscent of “Katrina” and “Rita”
28.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America July 2012: Feedstock turnaround puts an end to the downward spiral of standard thermoplastics / PE and PS notations tending upwards in August / PP and PVC still stagnant / Engineering plastics remain weak
07.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America June 2012: Polyethylene notations continue to slide / PP in free fall / PVC flagging / Styrenics point down despite stable costs / Engineering thermoplastics headed for summer lull
06.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America May 2012: Polyolefins on a downhill ride / PVC weaker / PS rumbles but holds steady / Engineering plastics also under pressure / ABS in a downswing / PC and PA will deteriorate in Q3
12.06.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America April 2012: Standard thermoplastics notations stagnate / Subdued demand / Market could shift in buyers' favour / Engineering thermoplastics remain firm
08.05.2012
NPE
Excellent mood at largest US plastics fair / Move from Chicago to Florida receives positive feedback / Many Central and Latin American visitors / PIE makes a successful debut
13.04.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America March 2012: Renewed gains for polyethylene despite weak markets / Restraint for PP sees spot markets thrive / PVC continues to climb / PS cost drive slows / Engineering thermoplastics rising
10.04.2012
FAIRS
NPE 2012 finds more resonance than 2009 show / Polymer producers in greater numbers
08.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America February 2012: Rising standard thermoplastics notations / Controversy over PE price hikes amid decreasing costs / C3 and PP take off / Costs drive PS, PVC and engineering thermoplastics
07.03.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward
09.02.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America December 2011: Quiet end to the year / Struggles over hikes for indexed PE / PP tending slightly downward / PVC and styrene have bottomed out / Engineering plastics still weak / Benzene makes a comeback in January
06.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES
North America November 2011: PE still stable / PP sees triple-digit fall / PVC still depressed / Styrenics in free fall / Engineering plastics remain under pressure
07.12.2011
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS
Shutdown of 90,000 t/y Louisiana PS plant / “No longer viable” due to depressed US market
16.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES
North America October 2011: Polymer markets are increasingly feeling the pressure / PE on a moderate decline / Polypropylene and polystyrene notations cave in / ABS in free fall / RTi reports
08.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES
North America September 2011: PE starts to weaken / PP feeling the pressure / PVC slow despite exports / PS on a downward slide / ABS and PC also weak / PA still holding up / RTi reports
10.10.2011
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