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Feedstock / Aromatics

POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: January/February 2021	02.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: December 2020/January 2021	05.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: November/December 2020	02.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: October/November 2020	03.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: September/October 2020	02.10.2020

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend February 2021: Polyolefin notations again see sharp upward movement / Massive bottlenecks drive prices / PVC also sees further rises / Only moderate increases for PS and EPS	12.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene January 2021: Producers push through triple-digit hikes / Tight supply boosts margins substantially / More increases likely in February	03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene January 2021: Price hikes include significant rise in margins / Demand suffers from tight availability / Some converters claim to be victims of 'extortion' / More price rises in February	03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics January 2021: Triple-digit premiums again on all materials / SM costs fuel PS and EPS price hikes / Tight market leads to massive increases for ABS / Prices likely to rise only slightly in February	03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES PVC January 2021: Price boom continues / Tight market situation and lively demand drive notations / Cost upturn through C2 / Further increases expected in February	02.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET January 2021: Rising feedstock costs push prices up significantly / Import situation still tense due to high costs / Further hikes possible despite weak demand	02.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend January 2021: Cracker outages and limitations with downstream PE products drive up prices / Lack of imports for blow moulding and pipe materials / Further increases before end of month	15.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene December 2020: Pandemic-related stockpiling boosts demand / Significant rise in prices / Upward trend unlikely to turn around in January / Ordering could see a small dip	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene December 2020: Hikes outpace C3 rise / Tight market gives producers tailwind / Further increases mulled to improve margins	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics December 2020: Sharp SM cost increase fuelling price rally / PS and especially ABS particularly scarce / Prices reach annual highs / Further premiums expected in January	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET December 2020: Notations remain unchanged in slack environment / Imports still thin on the ground / Disappointing demand as pandemic flares up again / Firming of precursor products could drive prices in January	05.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES PVC December 2020: Prices trend further upwards / Supply tight while demand remains strong / Supply situation expected to stay tense in January / Further increases expected	05.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend December 2020: Prices climb on a broad front / Producers win significant margin gains / Supply bottlenecks with all materials / No respite expected in the short term	14.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene November 2020: Producers have little success with calls for increases / Lack of imports / First signs of stockpiling in some segments / Start of December slowdown makes margin improvements unlikely	03.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene November 2020: Homo grades flat after C3 rollover / Low copo prices pulled up slightly / Outages begin to bite / Minor hikes in December	03.12.2020

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate February 2021: Prices continue to rise across the board / Support from poorly available and more expensive virgin materials / Demand growing / Recyclers announce further premiums	15.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate January 2021: Prices mostly on the upswing / Tailwind from increasing virgin material prices and growing demand / Recyclers aim for further price increases in February	18.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate December 2020: Prices mostly unchanged / Still no effects from increased virgin-material prices / Notable premiums only for rPET / Recyclers aim for price increases in the New Year	17.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November 2020: Prices trending horizontally / Only rPET continues downward trend / Increased demand for rPE and rPP / No major movements expected for rest of year	17.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October 2020: Discounts on rLDPE and rPET / Other grades remain stable / Demand still mostly subdued / Price pressure in the weeks to come most likely for rHDPE pipes and rPET	19.10.2020

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics January 2021: Further price increases for all types / Higher feedstock costs partly to blame / Supply situation worsens again / Few prospects for improvement soon	04.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics December 2020: Price increases for all types / Supply short across the board without prospect of improvement / Price for PA 6.6 to reach all-time high in January	07.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics November 2020: Price increases for PC and PA after many months / Surprisingly high demand from automotive industry / Battle for material likely in December	04.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics October 2020: No price increases at start of new quarter / Demand remains weak / Producers utilise lull for maintenance work / Delivery delays until start of 2021	05.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics September 2020: Stable prices across the board / Automotive industry forecasts weak demand until 2021 / Lamps and lights expected to do well in the dark months / Price rises at the start of the new quarter?	06.10.2020

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate February 2021: Major increases predominate / Base material mostly tight and expensive / Higher prices expected in March 2021 as well / No easing of the situation with PA 6.6 recyclate	16.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclates January 2021: Considerable hikes across the board / Tight primary markets creating a shortage of base materials / Good demand expected to result in considerable price hikes	19.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate December 2020: Occasional increases filter through to recyclate material / Further movement expected in January / Supply of base material sometimes inadequate / Bottlenecks on primary markets	18.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate November 2020: Prices of reinforced types rise due to bottleneck with short glass fibres / Automotive demand much livelier / Across-the-board increases for secondary material unlikely before January	18.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate October 2020: Prices stay put in October / First signs of a possible move to lift prices for some polycarbonate and polyamide materials / Demand mostly modest	20.10.2020

Composites / GRP

POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP January 2021: Resins prices up sharply / First extreme tightness / Upswing may flatten in February / Glass fibre makes steep strides	05.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP December 2020: Costly styrene pulls prices higher / Supply tighter due to lack of imports / No end to upswing in January / Steep rise for glass-fibre products	08.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2020: Ortho resins point upward / Increases already seen / Styrene tight in Europe / Slight rise for glass-fibre roving	07.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP October 2020: Resins and glass fibre flat / Little impetus from demand side / Minor increases possible at end of November	06.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GPR September 2020: Resins rise as feedstocks sink / Demand gradually recovers / Supply varies regionally / Glass fibre eases somewhat	07.10.2020

Polyurethanes

POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks February 2021: Notations for MDI and polyols point clearly upward / TDI may have hit its peak / Continued plant outages limit supply	19.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks January 2021: Fresh price surge for MDI / Peak for TDI in sight / Tight polyols dog converters / Upswing could end in February	20.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks December 2020: Isocyanates still soar unchecked / Some plants restart / Inventories remain low / Fragile market / Holidays could bring relief	21.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks November 2020: Isocyanates still rising / Polyols follow / Demand exceeds supply / No relief before mid-December	19.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks October 2020: A scramble for isocyanates and polyols / Demand clearly exceeds supply / Bottlenecks expected well into November	21.10.2020

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