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POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: April/May 2020	05.05.2020
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

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend May 2020: With PE, most producers factor in half the C2 reduction / Battle for price cuts heats up / Industrial packaging on tough road back to normality	14.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene April 2020: Order activity varies / Producers consider controlling supply / More price cuts expected in May after cost of ethylene drops again	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene April 2020: Triple-digit rebates across the board / Coronavirus hits automotive demand / Compounding lines shut / More rebates likely in May	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics April 2020: Prices continue to plummet / Partial transfer of cost reductions / Softening in the course of the month / Coronavirus crisis shapes demand / Smaller discounts expected in May	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES PET April 2020: Plunging costs cushioned by sudden boom in demand / Disinfectants to prevent spread of Covid-19 need packaging / Price pressure continues	05.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC April 2020: Notations fall after cost of ethylene plunges / Producers hang on to margin component / Further price reductions expected in May	05.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend April 2020: Producers' price targets mostly meaningless / Converters push for larger cuts / Reductions certain before end of month / Demand reflects hoarding and waiting	15.04.2020
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

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate May 2020: Downtrend continues / Competition from cheaper virgin materials / Covid-19-related slump in demand / Margins are eroding / Further decreases expected in June	18.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April 2020: Coronavirus shakes up market / Dwindling demand, cutbacks and short-time working / Crash in virgin material prices pressures rPE and rPP / Lasting damage expected	17.04.2020
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

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics April 2020: Small price cuts initially / Hesitant pick-up in demand / Volume planning in price negotiations / Substantial reductions expected in May	07.05.2020
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

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate May 2020: Reductions of as much as EUR 300/t / Large-scale cancelling of orders / Most recycling line production cut back or shut down	19.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate April 2020: Most recycled material suppliers take prices over into April / Processing comes to a standstill and restricts plastics scrap availability / Price cuts probable	20.04.2020
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 Composites/GRP April 2020: Resins crash in April / Chopped strand mats under some pressure / Soft demand claims its due / Downswing may bottom out in May	08.05.2020
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 Polyurethane feedstocks May 2020: Steep plunge / Producer inventories full / Demand for the most part very weak / Downswing could bottom out in June	20.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks April 2020: Isocyanates little changed / Decreases on the horizon / Foam product demand sinks by a third / Rigid polyols precursors compete with disinfectants	22.04.2020
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

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