Price reports on standard thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend November: Most prices follow monomer reductions / Demand remains weak	13.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene October: Downward price trend could accelerate in November / Converters wait and see / Demand still at rock bottom	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene October: Sluggish demand depresses prices / Further discounts on the horizon for November	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics October: Declining SM contract, weak demand drag prices lower / Further discounts anticipated in November	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET October: Market misery continues unabated / European production plants in increasingly precarious situation / Imports not leaving warehouses either	03.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC October: Prices move sideways / Downward pressure expected in November / PVC compound formulations to be updated in 2026	03.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend October: Polyolefin prices fall / Monomers also down / Strategy for some producers: Volume before price	13.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene September: Market surplus leads to falling prices / Sustained rise in demand not expected until next year	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene September: Little to no movement on the market / Prices are being carried forward and demand is not recovering	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics September: Prices trend downwards for sixth month straight / Demand remains weak / Further discounts foreseeable for October	02.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC September: Prices persist at rollover level / Weak demand from construction, automotive thwarts producers' ambitions for price hikes	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET September: Demand remains highly subdued / European producers facing increased hardship / Line closures imminent / Global slump pushing down prices	01.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend September: Polyolefin prices trending sideways, styrenics lower / Demand still weak even after the holiday period	11.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC: Non-market adjustment essential for quotations from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formulation to be revised / Two types of rPVC to be included in future	03.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene August: Surplus situation exerts considerable pressure on prices / Demand nevertheless remains weak / Little movement expected in September	02.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene August: Prices trend downwards again / More stability expected for September	02.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics August: Prices continue to decline / Demand particularly weak / Downward trend set to continue in September	02.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum	01.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PET August: Market sluggish, subdued / Minimal business activity / Volumes remain in warehouses / Prices fail to stimulate demand / Little change expected for September	01.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend August: Small reductions for all materials / Holiday season puts additional damper on sluggish demand	14.08.2025

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