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Recent Polymer Price Reports
Butadiene February
Rise offsets December dip
22.01.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks January
Slight downward trend continues / Weak demand with steady supply
21.01.2025
Engineering recyclate January
December's ordering boom comes to an end / Compounders resume production gradually / Polypropylene trends differently from the rest
17.01.2025
Standard recyclate January
Prices mostly roll over again / Demand remains weak / Imports further distort market
16.01.2025
Forecasts January
Upward trend for several quotations in February / US trade policy poses danger
16.01.2025
North America December
Stable to slightly falling prices in combination with sluggish demand and adequate supply / Feedstock quotations firmer recently / Price rises in January unlikely
14.01.2025
China engineering thermoplastics December
Prices mostly sideways to lower on weak demand; ABS strengthens / January seen weak ahead of Spring Festival despite rising crude oil prices
13.01.2025
Standard thermoplastics trend January
Rollover for polyolefins, moderate increases for styrenics / Most prices follow pattern of feedstock costs
13.01.2025
China standard thermoplastics December
Quotations mostly trend lower / Increase only for LLDPE, PP copolymers / Upcoming Spring Festival to dampen demand considerably
10.01.2025
Engineering thermoplastics December
Several prices drop to rock bottom / Fewer imports than expected / Weak demand nevertheless met at all times
06.01.2025
Composites/GRP December
Weak demand allowed for rollover at most / Slump in automotive industry also impacting new year
06.01.2025
Polypropylene December
Prices fall again on weak demand / Automotive remains cause for concern / Additional pressure from imports
03.01.2025
Styrene January
Slight rise for contract price
03.01.2025
Styrenics December
Weak rollover at end of year / Demand hits rock bottom / Prices likely to turn upwards in January
03.01.2025
Polyethylene December
Prices show solid sideways trend / Healthy supply situation despite cutbacks in production / Little change expected in January
03.01.2025
Feedstocks December/January
03.01.2025
PVC December
Discounts dominate last month of year / No change expected in meagre demand situation
02.01.2025
PET December
Quiet end to the year at a low level / Rising US dollar exchange rates alleviate import pressure / Market remains sluggish / Slight increases expected in January
02.01.2025
Ethylene January
Rollover at start of year
02.01.2025
Propylene January
Contract price remains unchanged
02.01.2025
Producers announcements
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Upcoming publication dates (at the latest)
04.02.2025
Standard thermoplastics
04.02.2025
Petrochemical feedstocks/aromatics
05.02.2025
Engineering thermoplastics
05.02.2025
Composites/GRP
10.02.2025
Standard thermoplastics trend
14.02.2025
Standard recyclate
17.02.2025
Engineering recyclate
19.02.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks
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