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Feedstock / Aromatics

POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: August/September 2020	02.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: July/August 2020	04.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: June/July 2020	02.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: May/June 2020	03.06.2020
POLYMER PRICES Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: April/May 2020	05.05.2020

Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend September 2020: No change with polyolefin prices / Demand below expectations / PVC producers benefit from tight availability / Weak rollover with PS and EPS	14.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene August 2020: Producers push through maximum C2 cost hike / Converters reject margin increase / Demand somewhat too low for time of year / At best minor upward trend in September	03.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene August 2020: Hikes remain below C3 rise / Outages have little impact due to soft demand / Notations likely stable in September	03.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics August 2020: Rollovers predominate for PS and EPS / Slight premiums on ABS / Price corrections in both directions / Demand generally weak / Hardly any change seen for September	03.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC August 2020: Price rise continues / Ethylene price hikes and poor availability drive costs / Brisk demand despite holiday period / Climbs expected again in September	02.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES PET August 2020: Weak rollovers dominate picture / Market remains rather sluggish despite heatwave / Volume pressure grows in Asia / Import offers more aggressive / Outlook still depressed	02.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend August 2020: Producers seldom manage to improve margins / Demand still below expectations / Imports and low-priced spot volumes virtually disappear from the market	14.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene July 2020: Price hikes match rise in costs / Negotiating fronts harden / Some large customers think the agreed annual volumes will not be achieved / Plastics tax creates uncertainty	05.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene July 2020: Most of the feedstock hike passed on / Producers rarely improve margins / Auto horizon slightly brighter / Increases unlikely in August	05.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics July 2020: Hikes mostly remain below the cost transfer / Demand is much reduced / Maintenance plans could lead to allocations / Slight price increases in August	05.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES PET July 2020: Firming of notations / Demand still weak from coronavirus crisis / Momentum from hygiene segment not enough to compensate / Bleak outlook due to indications of second Covid wave	04.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC July 2020: Ethylene hike provides a lift / Strong demand for profiles plus production cutbacks triggers small supply shortages / Additional volumes not generally available	04.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend July 2020: Notations rising / Price hikes often exceed feedstock cost increases / Demand restrained as a result / Imports boost supply	13.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene June 2020: Ethylene increase rarely factored in full into polymers / Demand below expectations / Production cutbacks still the norm / Upward trend in July	03.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene June 2020: Prices curve upwards again / Propylene rise not all passed on to copo and compounds buyers / Soft automotive demand / More hikes in July	03.07.2020

Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September 2020: Most prices move sideways / Only occasional slight discounts / Demand often below expectations / Prices remain largely stable in the coming weeks	17.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate August 2020: Premiums on primary materials take some pressure off secondary materials / Optimism for autumn predominates / Lack of imports could provide a boost	18.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate July 2020: Prices stabilise further / Decreases only with rPET and rHDPE blow moulding grades / Demand improves slightly / Holiday season to dampen demand in August	20.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate June 2020: Recycled LDPE and rPP prices roll over / Further decreases with rHDPE and rPET / Demand remains weak / No upswing expected in the near future	17.06.2020
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

Engineering Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics August 2020: Polycarbonate prices freeze / Glass fibre-reinforced polyamides down / Longer-term agreements stabilise PBT business / PMMA price will follow increase in cost of MMA	04.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics July 2020: PA prices decline despite slight increase in feedstocks / PMMA likely to see distribution war / Slowdown in demand in August / Automotive situation varies across regions	06.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics June 2020: Prices fall to near-record lows / Producers fight plummeting prices with little success / Demand livelier but still weak / Automotive gives a glimmer of hope	06.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics May 2020: Significant price cuts with only a few exceptions / Demand from auto production still poor / Producers' output control begins to have effect	05.06.2020
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

Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate September 2020: Supply and demand equally low / Low-priced new material continues to exert pressure / Minor impetus from reduction in value-added tax	18.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate August 2020: Slump in demand in the holiday month kills off plans to hike prices / Order books slowly filling again / Recyclers hope for topping-up effects in September	19.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate July 2020: Further price cuts with polyamide 6 and polyamide 6.6 GF / Notations otherwise stable / Demand continues weak / Regrinders to aim for small price hikes in August	21.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate June 2020: Prices recover after last month's crash / Occasional reductions for automotive grades / Regrinders look to reduce high purchasing costs	18.06.2020
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

Composites / GRP

POLYMER PRICES Composites/GPR August 2020: July firming leaves few traces / Little momentum overall / Glass fibre products also mostly stable	07.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GPR July 2020: Resins make up June's dip / Livelier demand meets summer lull / Producers' hike plans for August unlikely to succeed	07.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP June 2020: Resins lose some ground and may bottom out in July / Market quieter / Most glass fibre products unchanged	07.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP May 2020: Ortho resins fall again sharply / Producers aggressively cut prices but bottom in sight / Some glass fibre products in oversupply	08.06.2020
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

Polyurethanes

POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks August 2020: Triple-digit hikes on strongly higher demand / Isocyanate output slowly normalises / More hikes in September	20.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks July 2020: Broad upward trend / TDI soars / Demand unusually strong for holiday season / Output cuts now largely in the past	22.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks June 2020: Downswing continues / Consumer markets weak / OEM start-ups have no impact / Trend reversal will depend on demand	22.06.2020
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

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