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POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS Upward trend continues amid limited spot availability	15.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks April/May	05.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES Styrene May: Contract reaches four-year high	04.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES Propylene May: Quotations continue to trend higher	04.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES Ethylene May: Contract rises to all-time high	04.05.2026
POLYMER PRICES Benzene May: Pace of increase for contract slows	30.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene April: Contract price trends higher	30.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Butadiene May: Feedstock at four-year high	22.04.2026
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS Raw materials, intermediates continue upward trend	16.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Propylene April: Margins soar	02.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks March/April	02.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Styrene April: Middle East war causes major surge / Supply at risk	01.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Benzene April: European production only just covers demand	01.04.2026
POLYMER PRICES Ethylene April: Huge jump upwards	31.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene March: Contract spikes amid war-related rise in costs	31.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Butadiene April: Contract skyrockets as Iran war leads to rapidly rising costs	24.03.2026
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS Iran war boosts C2, C3 prices	13.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Ethylene March: Reference price rises sharply / Delayed conclusion due to Middle East conflict	03.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks February/March	03.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Styrene March: Reference price continues to rise / Fourth consecutive monthly increase	02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Benzene March: Benchmark price turns downwards / Upward trend of previous months comes to an end	02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene February: Contract price continues upward trend	02.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES Propylene March: US-Iran conflict results in notably firmer prices	27.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES Butadiene March: Contract price edges higher again	25.02.2026
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS Rise in naphtha prices boosts costs of intermediates	12.02.2026

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