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POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: July / August 2018	02.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: June / July 2018	03.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: May / June 2018	04.06.2018
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: April / May 2018	03.05.2018
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: March / April 2018	04.04.2018

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2018: Little market activity in the hot holiday month / Most notations roll over / Price hikes only in styrene chain	14.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics July 2018: Prices follow the cost reduction / Construction season stimulates EPS / Demand for PS and ABS drops / Further price declines expected in August	03.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene July 2018: Prices only slowly orientate to fall in ethylene reference / Changes range from rollovers to moderate reductions / Special offers disappear / August tending very quiet	03.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene July 2018: No major price movements / Slack demand slows momentum / Firmer reference means fewer concessions in August despite lull	03.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES PET July 2018: Upswing comes to a halt / Supply improves in Europe / Asian material on offer again / Lively demand keeps notations at record level / Situation likely to ease further from September	02.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES PVC July 2018: Price pressure arises from softer cost structure and trend towards oversupply / Holiday period weakens already low demand / August expected to be rather weak	02.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2018: Producers aim to pocket fall in reference price / Demand tends downwards / Holiday season casts shadow / Further softening possible	13.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene June 2018: Producers still finding it difficult to factor in costs / Critical margin thresholds evidently reached / Attitudes harden / Fierce battles over stability likely in July	04.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene June 2018: Cost pass-through for standard grades fails / Distributors seize chance / Compounds rise ahead of summer lull / July notations likely stable	04.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics June 2018: Producers fail to meet pricing targets / Purchasers prove to be highly resistant / Price increases largely remain below cost increases / SM reference trending down / Discounts likely	04.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES PET June 2018: Market characterised by turbulence / Supply shortfall driving trading prices to unprecedented heights / Contract prices following with big hikes / No easing in sight	03.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES PVC June 2018: Producers have to accept margin losses / Demand still too weak for costs to be passed on / Virtually no positive momentum in July either	03.07.2018

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate July 2018: Prices broadly trending upwards / Rising interest in recyclate usage drives demand / Recycled PET continues to soar / Holiday season to dampen demand in August	18.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate June 2018: Prices largely sideways / Hikes only for rPET and rHDPE blow moulding grades / Demand up slightly / Costlier virgin material will drive rPP	19.06.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate May 2018: Widespread price increases despite shortened production weeks / Export demand and high waste costs fuel upswing of film grades, rHDPE pipes and rPET / Further hikes likely in June	17.05.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate April 2018: Demand from China leads to first bottlenecks / rLDPE and rHDPE films much stronger / Recycled PET increases / Spring upswing and Chinese exports drive prices in May	19.04.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate March 2018: Stable to solidifying market environment / Recycled LDPE film grades sole exception / Demand from China and seasonal effects provide room for hikes	16.03.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics July 2018: Next explosion of PA 6.6 prices / Otherwise mostly stable conditions / Demand noticeably shrinks / Minor movements expected in August	06.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics June 2018: Market remains stable at high level / ABS and PP compounds move up / Dark clouds hang over PA 6.6 again / Storm continues / POM under upward pressure	05.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics May 2018: Only minor price swings as spring settles in / Buyers' reticence limits price rises / Cost increases in the oil sector will step up the pressure in June	06.06.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics April 2018: Upturn continues / Tough quarterly negotiations drag on / Many types stagnate due to lack of orientation / Faster rises expected in May	07.05.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics March 2018: Notations continue to rise but at a slower rate / Quarterly increases factored in / Next round of hikes due in April / Greater focus on specified grades	06.04.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate July 2018: Primary product increases roll through secondary market / Large hikes for rPA 6.6 and rPC / Brisk demand continues / Varying trends in August	19.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate June 2018: Bottleneck for rPA 6.6 dogs market / Dramatic hikes / rPC consistently tight / Demand still lively / More increases sure to come in July	20.06.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate May 2018: All is still calm / rPC tends upwards / Demand reasonable despite many bank holidays / Prices expected to rise especially for rPA types and rPC / Base polymer often tight	18.05.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate April 2018: Little change this month / Upturn probable in coming weeks / Demand quite reasonable of late / Still minor delivery delays	20.04.2018
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate March 2018: Respite for price rises / rPA 6.6 and rPOM nevertheless on the up / rABS and rPA 6 rather quiet / rPC awaits next surge	19.03.2018

POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP July 2018: Ortho resins gain slight momentum / Costs passed on / Glass fibre products unchanged / Summer holidays dampen demand	07.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2018: Uneven movement for ortho resins / Minor price hikes / Demand rises ahead of summer holidays / Glass fibre products unchanged	06.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2018: Resins still on a rollercoaster ride / SM reverses course after dip / Glass fibre products may gain some momentum in Q3	07.06.2018
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP April 2018: Resin points downward / More rebates certain in May / Glass fibre products mostly unchanged / Demand still robust	08.05.2018
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2018: Resin and glass fibre prices mostly unchanged / Demand trending upward / Resins could see slight decline in April	09.04.2018

POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks July 2018: Pure MDI still soaring / TDI prices subject to less pressure / Polymeric MDI and polyols largely stagnating / Trends set to continue in August	24.07.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks June 2018: Chaos on isocyanates market / Prices move in both directions / Trends hold / Demand from some applications clearly weaker	26.06.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks May 2018: Price relief for isocyanates / Demand weakens slightly / Polyols unchanged / MDI and TDI prices should soften	23.05.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks April 2018: Price gap between MDI grades widens / TDI firmer / High prices curb demand / MDI normalising, TDI still tight	23.04.2018
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks March 2018: MDI heading down, TDI firmer, polyols stable / Trends likely to continue / Demand just about satisfactory overall / Slight restrictions on availability / Converters switching to other materials	22.03.2018

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