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Recent Polymer Price Reports
Butadiene May
Feedstock at four-year high
22.04.2026
Engineering recyclate April
Prices surge / Securing material takes priority over price / Further increases expected in May
21.04.2026
Standard recyclate April
Rising prices for virgin material are prompting processors to turn to recyclates / Prices catch up with primary material / Upward trend continues
20.04.2026
China engineering thermoplastics March
Prices rise sharply / Higher feedstock costs driven by skyrocketing crude / Quotations rise further as Middle East conflict continues
17.04.2026
Forecasts April
Raw materials, intermediates continue upward trend
16.04.2026
Standard thermoplastics trend April
Greater hikes than ever before / Disruption due to Middle East war causes prices to surge
15.04.2026
China standard thermoplastics March
Prices skyrocket amid Middle East conflict / Producers lower output over feedstock supply concerns / Quotations seen rising further as crisis continues
13.04.2026
North America March
Soaring feedstock costs drive prices significantly higher / Export demand supports polyolefins / Further (substantial) price increases from producers likely in April, with improved margins
07.04.2026
Styrenics March
Price hikes to date just a taste of what is to come / Significantly steeper increases expected in April
02.04.2026
Engineering thermoplastics March
Prices rise sharply with triple-digit hikes / Converters prioritise volumes over price / Hybrid contract models emerge
02.04.2026
Propylene April
Margins soar
02.04.2026
Feedstocks March/April
02.04.2026
Composites/GRP March
Significant increase in monthly contracts / Individual specialities no longer available / Massive hike for styrene sets tone for April
02.04.2026
Styrene April
Middle East war causes major surge / Supply at risk
01.04.2026
Polyethylene March
Massive price hikes in wake of Iran war / Supply situation intensifies amid lower utilisation rates, desperate attempts to build stocks / Catastrophic prospects for April
01.04.2026
Polypropylene March
Prices increase almost daily / Low production, high demand make the material a sought-after commodity / Rally continues in April
01.04.2026
Benzene April
European production only just covers demand
01.04.2026
Ethylene April
Huge jump upwards
31.03.2026
PVC March
Iran war triggers massive price increases / Ethylene contract soars in April / Limited availability puts further pressure on prices
31.03.2026
PET March
A desperate run on volumes / Converters attempt to fill warehouses / Further massive price increases likely
31.03.2026
Producers announcements
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24.04.2026
Polyurethane feedstocks
27.04.2026
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04.05.2026
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04.05.2026
Petrochemical feedstocks/aromatics
04.05.2026
Composites/GRP
05.05.2026
Standard thermoplastics
14.05.2026
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Trend
14.05.2026
Forecast Polymers
15.05.2026
Standard thermoplastics trend
18.05.2026
Standard recyclate
19.05.2026
Engineering recyclate
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