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POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate December: Cheap virgin material puts prices under further pressure / Early maintenance shutdowns / Glimmer of hope emerges for January
16.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate November: Stock-cutting measures by producers and converters keep prices down / No demand stimulus anywhere
18.11.2025
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Engineering recyclate October: Weak economy, sluggish demand force producers to make further concessions / Wait-and-see strategy adopted to avoid mistakes
17.10.2025
WHITE PAPER ON RECYCLATES
Prognosis in three scenarios: The development of PCR prices up to 2032 / Joint white paper by Porsche Consulting, TecPart, and KI.PIE Group
02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate September: No mood to buy, no orders / Demand remains low with prices mostly moving sideways
17.09.2025
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Engineering recyclate August: Prices continue to fall / Sluggish demand from automotive, E&E / Imports from Asia put recyclers under further pressure
18.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate July: Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination
18.07.2025
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Engineering recyclate June: Prices fall again / Weak demand plus high stock levels create more pressure
17.06.2025
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Engineering recyclate May: Prices still under pressure / Demand remains weak / No change expected in June
16.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate April: Demand hobbles along like a wounded animal / Prices surprisingly stable
17.04.2025
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Engineering recyclate March: Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus
19.03.2025
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Engineering recyclate February: Market sees very little activity / Demand remains weak / Spring recovery not expected before second quarter
17.02.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate January: December's ordering boom comes to an end / Compounders resume production gradually / Polypropylene trends differently from the rest
17.01.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate December: Recyclers, converters in year-end mode / Maintenance work starts early / Glimmer of hope for January
16.12.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate November: Price slump slows down / Converters nevertheless call for reductions / No recovery expected in December
18.11.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate October: No breather for recyclers at start of new quarter / Demand remains main problem
21.10.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate September: Very weak demand despite price concessions / Recyclers' stocks fill up / No prospect of improvement yet
17.09.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate August 2024: Prices crumble on weak demand / Recyclers' stock levels rise again / Somewhat better order book situation for converters expected in September
19.08.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate July 2024: Sales of all types at rock bottom / For most recyclers, price stability remains main issue
18.07.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate June 2024: Prices undergo only very small upward corrections / No marked changes in either supply or demand / Stability expected in July
17.06.2024
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Engineering recyclate May 2024: Prices rise across the board / Growing demand from automotive and E&E / Trend likely to continue in June
17.05.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate April 2024: Mixed market leads to increasing momentum / Demand needs more impetus to reach normal again / Further price hikes on the table
17.04.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate March 2024: Market lacks sufficient fundamental impulses for an upturn / Converters' poor order book situation puts pressure on demand / Longer Easter breaks planned
15.03.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate February 2024: Some higher, some at best stable – inconsistent prices trend depending on type / All hopes rest on the spring
16.02.2024
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Engineering recyclate January 2024: Downward trend loses some momentum despite ongoing weak demand / Prices expected to increasingly stabilise
18.01.2024
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