Standard thermoplastics trend March 2020: Notations fall on a broad front / Only PVC bucks the trend / High uncertainty due to coronavirus / Drop in oil price intensifies pressure

Polyethylene February 2020: Purchasing restraint keeps price rise in check / Development of demand uncertain due to coronavirus epidemic / Producers will aim to pass on only part of C2 cost reduction

Polypropylene February 2020: Market still without momentum / Inventory drawdowns curb demand / Rising demand could keep March prices stable

Styrenics February 2020: Prices continue to rise along with the SM reference / Ample supply / Markup level softens somewhat over the course of the month / Prices will begin to decrease again in March

PET February 2020: Market remains in miserable state / Weak demand set against good supply / Coronavirus crisis further depresses situation / Doubts about recovery in March / Price pressure remains

PVC February 2020: Demands for an increase partially pushed through towards end of month / Slightly reduced supply / Producers aiming for rollover in March / Supply situation worsens

Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March

Styrenics January 2020: Prices turn upward again / Full cost transfer for PS and ABS in most cases / Demand receives boost from inventory replenishment / Further hikes expected in February

Polyethylene January 2020: Planned price hikes go up in smoke / Demand still not great / Some plants operating with reduced output / Coronavirus outbreak could hit business in China / Downtrend expected

Polypropylene January 2020: Producer price hikes mostly fall flat / Ordering surprisingly strong / Seasonal effects will boost February demand / Minimal hikes possible

PET January 2020: Prices largely stable with slight hint of firming / No impetus from either costs or demand / Hardly any change expected in February / Hopes pinned on start of season in March

PVC January 2020: Unexpectedly dynamic demand / Calls for increases initially come to nothing / Slight price reductions for compounds / Renewed attempts to improve margins in February

Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2020: Polyolefins trending just slightly up / Styrenics make up the ground lost in December / Demand picks up only slowly / Selective price increases over the rest of the month

Polyethylene December 2019: Small C2 increase ignored / Prices roll over or fall slightly / Producers suffer margin reductions / Demand affected by short working month / Little change expected in January

Polypropylene December 2019: All products roll over / Little change seen for January / Demand mostly below average

Styrenics December 2019: Further decreases with PS, EPS and ABS / All prices reach annual lows / Oversupply and weak demand continue / Possible trend reversal in January

PET December 2019: Prices bottom out / More expensive imports stabilise the lowest prices / Monthly contracts slip too / Recycled PET still costs more than virgin material / Calm start of the year

PVC December 2019: Few impulses in December / Notations stuck in a rollover / Modest demand at year's end January with slight markups

Standard Thermoplastics Trend December 2019: Polyolefin notations unchanged / Styrenics lose ground / Slack demand in short production month / Price stability or softening expected as year-end approaches

Polyethylene November 2019: Fall in feedstock reference price determines the reductions / Nearly all products follow suit / Film grades suffer from poor demand / Rollover likely in December despite slightly firmer ethylene price