Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: April/May 2022

Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: March/April 2022

Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: February/March 2022

Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: January/February 2022

Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: December/January 2021/2022

Standard thermoplastics trend May 2022: Price reductions dominate the picture / Converters benefit from more storage capacity / Producers come up with special offers / Prices likely to fall further

Polypropylene April 2022: Prices still pointing upward / Size of hikes crumbles / Auto industry woes depress demand / Compounders reduce output

Polyethylene April 2022: Producers charge as much as they can / Imports provide little relief / May expected to see a rollover and formation of a price plateau / The market is sensing inflation

Styrenics April 2022: New record prices after massive cost hike / Broadly spread price increases / High demand for EPS insulation materials while ABS is more balanced

PVC April 2022: Quotations strive undeterred from one high to the next / Suppliers of base materials price in energy costs / Supply situation deteriorates again / Further hikes expected in May

PET April 2022: Prices surprisingly stable / Seasonal demand well below expectations / Supply situation adequate / Imports due to arrive soon / Uncertainties dominate the market / Price pressure in May

Standard thermoplastics trend April 2022: Rises in monomer contracts dictate polymer increases / Shortages provide additional price boost to styrenics, PVC, PE pipe material / Little movement expected before end of the month

Polyethylene March 2022: War in Ukraine causes uncertainty / Prices explode due to soaring energy costs / Some converters consider closing down production lines

Styrenics March 2022: Triple-digit rise for PS, increase for EPS white only slightly lower / Heterogeneous price changes for ABS / Extreme uncertainty / Massive increases due to sharp cost surge in April

Polypropylene March 2022: First price wave from Ukraine crisis triggers triple-digit rises despite soft demand / Uncertainty dogs European market / Massive hikes foreseeable for April

PET March 2022: Unique situation as pandemic, war boosts prices / Start of spring, tight supply situation cause run on resin / Little change likely in April

PVC March 2022: Prices continue climb, hit new highs again / Pricing spat over base material / April increases set to dampen demand for compounds / High inflation rattles market

Standard thermoplastics trend March 2022: Chaos from exploding energy prices / Triple-digit hikes for polyolefins likely only first step / PS producers also planning massive hikes / Stockpiling prevalent among converters

Polyethylene February 2022: PE prices under pressure despite higher C2 costs / Producers' calls for price hikes fail due to weak demand / Only partial implementation of ethylene increase likely also in March / EVA meanwhile continues to soar

Polypropylene February 2022: Homo mostly rolls over / Copo grades lose ground / Film demand disappoints / Automotive orders sink again / More imports

Standard recyclate May 2022: Higher prices for all grades / Mostly good demand driven by weak availability of virgin material / June set to bring more cost transfers, partly with margin additions

Standard recyclate April 2022: Material bottlenecks, high virgin material prices drive up recyclate prices / Quantities are often only sufficient for regular customers / Further inflation in May as demand grows

Standard recyclate March 2022: Market uneasy / Growing demand meets spreading scarcity / Prices set to rise in April / Panic regarding rPET

Standard recyclate February 2022: Premiums on almost all grades / Strong increases for rPET clear / Only rHDPE pipe rolls over / Availability often improved / Demand picks up / Recyclers plan further increases

Standard recyclate January 2022: Premiums only for rPET / Discounts for some rPE grades, rollovers otherwise / More production scrap due to lower exports / New attempts to price in energy, logistics costs