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POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: March/April 2020	02.04.2020
FEEDSTOCKS Record price drop for benzene / Olefins also in a free fall	01.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: February/March 2020	03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: January/February 2020	04.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: December 2019/January 2020	03.01.2020

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Styrenics March 2020: Prices in free fall after styrene reference crash / Processors securing stocks to weather the coronavirus pandemic / Massive turbulence in April is in the cards	03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene March 2020: C3 setback pressures PP / Compounds unchanged / Converters lack common strategy / Sharp downswing likely in April	03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene March 2020: Injection moulding grades under pressure / Film grades manage to hold ground / Demand for blow moulding material runs wild / Many stocks overflowing / C2 crash will drive polymer notations down	03.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES PET March 2020: Oil market crash generates momentum for reductions / Panic buying during virus outbreak cushions the fall / Further price decreases expected in April / Covid-19 raises a big question mark	02.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC March 2020: C2 price fall keeps demands for an increase in check / Only slight changes in notations in most cases / Pastes feel somewhat more pressure / Larger reductions foreseeable in April	02.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend March 2020: Notations fall on a broad front / Only PVC bucks the trend / High uncertainty due to coronavirus / Drop in oil price intensifies pressure	12.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene February 2020: Purchasing restraint keeps price rise in check / Development of demand uncertain due to coronavirus epidemic / Producers will aim to pass on only part of C2 cost reduction	04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene February 2020: Market still without momentum / Inventory drawdowns curb demand / Rising demand could keep March prices stable	04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics February 2020: Prices continue to rise along with the SM reference / Ample supply / Markup level softens somewhat over the course of the month / Prices will begin to decrease again in March	04.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES PET February 2020: Market remains in miserable state / Weak demand set against good supply / Coronavirus crisis further depresses situation / Doubts about recovery in March / Price pressure remains	03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC February 2020: Demands for an increase partially pushed through towards end of month / Slightly reduced supply / Producers aiming for rollover in March / Supply situation worsens	03.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March	13.02.2020

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March 2020: Recycled polyolefins yield noticeably / PET supply situation precarious / Demand picks up only slowly / Discounts predominate in March	18.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate February 2020: Notations largely stable / Only a short breather / Further price erosion likely / Slightly higher demand generally not meeting expectations	18.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate January 2020: Downtrend in prices continues / Only rPP and rPS remain stable / Pressure from virgin materials / Demand to pick up in February / Widely stabilising prices expected	20.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate December 2019: Sliding virgin material prices depress prices for pure grades / Oversupply for almost all grades / Demand ebbs at the end of the year / Hardly any change in January	18.12.2019
POLYMER PRICES Standard Recyclate November 2019: Price erosion continues / Reductions granted across the board / Only rPET clearly rolls over / Demand remains weak / Further decreases expected before end of year	19.11.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics March 2020: Most grades roll over / Only polyamides on the decline / Benzene crash to overshadow April / E&E sector could stabilise prices for POM and PBT	06.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics February 2020: Price stability on a broad front / Quarterly agreements provide support / Demand slightly above expectations / Differing trends likely in March	05.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics January 2020: ABS firmer / PA 6.6, PMMA and PP compounds lower / PA 6 base polymers expected to push up compounds in the medium term / Demand slowly recovers	06.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics December 2019: Year ends quietly / Production plants running with reduced output / January starts late because of weak automotive segment / Significant reductions announced for polyamide 6.6	07.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics November 2019: Downward drift continues / Notations crumble, but not in one fell swoop / No interruption to market weakness / Price pressure expected to dominate in December	05.12.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March 2020: Reductions only for recycled polyamide 6.6 GF and polycarbonate / Supply plentiful / Wide-ranging price cuts expected in April / Fall in virgin material prices and coronavirus-related slump in demand	19.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate February 2020: Recycled ABS, PA and PC see a few price cuts / Weak demand slows business considerably / Coronavirus delays mould supplies from China	19.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate January 2020: Poor demand leads to rollovers everywhere / Prices may have bottomed out in many cases / PA 6.6 recyclate unlikely to escape reductions	21.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate December 2019: Prices down for nearly all regrind types / Significantly weaker demand at year-end / Nevertheless surprisingly strong order-book situation for January and February	19.12.2019
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate November 2019: Notations unchanged with an uninspiring month / Demand picks up only slightly / Pressure from primary sector continues	20.11.2019

POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP March 2020: Cautious optimism in the market / SM price plunge will pull resin farther downward / Glass fibre unchanged / Cancelled JEC trade fair is a missing catalyst	07.04.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP February 2020: Styrene rise pushes prices higher / Demand visibly slowing / Uneven development for glass fibre products	06.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2020: Ortho resins still pointing downward / Trend likely to turn around soon / Glass fibre oversupply pressures notations	07.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2019: Market remains stable as the year turns / SM price rise could lead to firming in February / Glass fibre unchanged	08.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2019: Resins surprisingly stable / Heftier rebates likely in December / Glass fibre prices on the shaky side	06.12.2019

POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks March 2020: First signs of hoarding push isocyanates higher / Polyols' rise strongest in recent memory / Sales to consumer sectors may slow or collapse due to coronavirus	23.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks February 2020: Isocyanates give way / Chinese virus epidemic pressures pure MDI sharply / Producers hike polyols / Exports to China much diminished	20.02.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks January 2020: Isocyanates down another notch / Weak demand pressures producers' margins / Slack ordering melts MDI and TDI oversupply	22.01.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2019: Isocyanates and polyols plunge / Market oversupply meets weak demand / Outlook sobering	16.12.2019
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks November 2019: Weak market pressures prices / Little change in sight for December	21.11.2019

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