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Feedstock / Aromatics

POLYMER PRICES PX July: Recent upward trend already reversing	05.08.2025
UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks July/August	04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrene August: Contract price falls yet again	01.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Benzene August: Contract up third month running	01.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Propylene August: Slight decline in contract price	31.07.2025

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene July: Rollover predominates with few exceptions / Supply surplus plays into converters' hands / Demand remains slow; further slump not expected / Imports offset European plant cutbacks	04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene July: Prices stagnate amid weak demand / Minor downward adjustments expected for August	04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics July: Prices trend lower again / Ample supply, weak demand / Further decline in quotations likely in August	04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC July: Price stability at start of holidays / Little change with supply and demand / Smaller decline likely in August	01.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET July: Little movement on the market / Decline and fall of the summer “season” / Producers cut back output even further / No stimulus in sight for August	01.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend July: Little change for polyolefins, PVC / Further styrene contract decline puts pressure on prices	11.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene June: Prices follow C3 rollover / Supply exceeds demand / Little change expected for July	02.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene June: Feedstock rollover stabilises polymer prices on broad front / Adequate material, inadequate demand / Risk factor: punitive tariffs	02.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics June: Next round of discounts again fuelled by declining feedstock costs / Downward trend to continue in July	02.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET June: Picture dominated by slight reductions / Demand still disappointing / Weak USD making Europe increasingly attractive for global suppliers	01.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC June: Prices stable despite a weak order situation / Waiting for movement – will July lack direction too?	01.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend June: No movement in polyolefins, PVC / Styrenics follow declining SM reference	12.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene May: Prices fall to early-2024 level / Imports make market longer / Demand remains poor	03.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics May: Prices follow declining feedstock materials / Weak demand persists	03.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene May: Monomer contract sets downward trend / Sufficient material but sluggish demand / Will prices stabilise in June?	03.06.2025

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July: Weak demand leads to widespread production cutbacks / Off-spec material puts additional pressure on prices	17.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate June: Expensive input material, cheap virgin material, many imports – a toxic cocktail for producers / Uncertain development in July	16.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate May: Heterogenous price development / Construction, logistics sectors pick up slightly / Off-spec material, imports generate pressure	15.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April: Demand increases slightly but no sign of a turnaround / Recyclers still under strong cost pressure / Small boom in PET market	16.04.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March: Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?	18.03.2025

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics July: Abundant supply meets meagre demand across all grades / Europe dozes during summer holidays / Prices to decline further in August	05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics June: Prices fall further across the board / Demand stagnates to unsustainable level	03.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics May: Product surplus governs the price with nearly all types / Demand still weak / No improvement expected in June either	04.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics April: Solid supply with weak demand and increased imports / Order slump expected to continue in May	06.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics March: Quarterly contracts, imports fade producers' calls for increases / Demand still weak / No improvement likely in April	03.04.2025

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate July: Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination	18.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate June: Prices fall again / Weak demand plus high stock levels create more pressure	17.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES 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
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March: Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus	19.03.2025

Composites / GRP

POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July: Small reductions predominated / Prices appear to have bottomed out / EU anti-dumping investigations prompting uncertainty	05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June: Further pressure on declining resin and glass fibre prices / Weak demand, lack of momentum	03.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May: Downward price trend for resins, glass fibre continues / Users, converters show restraint / Imports trigger tendency towards oversupply	04.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April: Downward trend for resins, glass fibres set to remain unchanged / Order situation still at rock bottom	06.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March: Styrene reduction could push resin prices down in April / Virtually no movement in glass fibre	03.04.2025

Polyurethanes

POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks July: Noticeable discounts at beginning of Q3 / Large amounts of material meet little demand / Prices expected to bottom out in August	22.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks June: More firmly fixed benzene price cannot slow downward trend / Aggressive imports hit TDI in particular / Demand could worsen as holiday season begins	18.06.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks May: Trade dispute pushes large quantities of inexpensive material to Europe / Prices continue to trend lower / Demand remains weak	20.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks April: Prices between rollover and small uptick / Demand remains weak / US punitive tariffs drive exports from Asia to Europe	23.04.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks March: Processors successfully fend off demands for price hikes / Availability high, demand low / Harsh tone criticised	21.03.2025

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