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Recent Polymer Price Reports
Butadiene April
Slight decline in reference contract
21.03.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks March
Processors successfully fend off demands for price hikes / Availability high, demand low / Harsh tone criticised
21.03.2025
Engineering recyclate March
Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus
19.03.2025
Standard recyclate March
Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?
18.03.2025
China engineering thermoplastics February
Quotations mostly sideways / Demand slow to recover / Prices seen largely stable to higher in March on improved ordering
14.03.2025
Standard thermoplastics trend March
Prices rise more than costs / Demand picks up only slowly
13.03.2025
Forecasts March
Naphtha development puts upstream products under pressure
13.03.2025
China standard thermoplastics February
Most quotations move sideways / Weak demand during holiday season / Prices seen increasing in March as ordering recovers
12.03.2025
North America February
Unrest on US polymer market due to Trump's threat of import tariffs / Prices vary but predominantly stable
11.03.2025
Engineering thermoplastics February
Announced price increases fail to go through in full / Production still with reduced output, demand remains slow / Price increases expected in March
05.03.2025
Composites/GRP February
Upward trend for ortho resins / Chopped strand mats set for further rollover
05.03.2025
Paraxylene February
Only minor uptick for contract price
04.03.2025
Styrenics February
Prices for PS and ABS follow costs amid weak demand / Higher premiums for EPS
04.03.2025
Styrene March
Contract price moves up again
04.03.2025
Polypropylene February
Most agreements based on monomer rise / Sparse supply situation meets weak demand / Expectations remain cautious
04.03.2025
Polyethylene February
Prices rise to varying extent / Availability adequate / Still no sign of spring recovery in demand
04.03.2025
Feedstocks February/March
04.03.2025
PET February
Market stays calm before start of season / Demand still subdued / PTA bottlenecks quickly overcome / Mild recovery expected in March
03.03.2025
PVC February
Prices rise, no significant spring recovery / Increases also to be expected in March
03.03.2025
Benzene March
Slight downtrend in reference price
03.03.2025
Producers announcements
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Upcoming publication dates (at the latest)
02.04.2025
Standard thermoplastics
02.04.2025
Petrochemical feedstocks/aromatics
03.04.2025
Engineering thermoplastics
03.04.2025
Composites/GRP
10.04.2025
Standard thermoplastics trend
14.04.2025
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Trend
14.04.2025
Forecast Polymers
16.04.2025
Standard recyclate
17.04.2025
Engineering recyclate
23.04.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks
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