Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2017: Summer slump prevails despite slight upward trend in some niche markets / No significant movements expected for this month

Polypropylene July 2017: Prices follow reference / Producers stop margin erosion / Bottoming-out lures buyers / August may see stability / Compounder bucks consensus

Polyethylene July 2017: Cost reduction gives indication of the size of price cuts / Stabilisation over the month / Supply becomes tighter / Demand consistently strong / Consolidation probable in August

PVC July 2017: Cost reductions generally passed on / Titanium dioxide appears over the worst / Ongoing scarcity of plasticisers / PVC pastes still faring well / August notations tending sideways

Styrenics July 2017: Further premiums on PS and EPS / Butadiene's sharp drop puts pressure on ABS notations / Availability often limited despite holiday season / Slight reductions foreseeable in August

PET July 2017: Producers up their margins through price hikes despite falling costs / Imports thin on the ground / Demand driven by hot weather / August calmer but still under pressure

Standard Thermoplastics Trend July 2017: Situation dictated by feedstock costs / Polyolefins price cuts / Order stops aim to put the brakes on / Styrenics rise / Building materials boosted by strong demand

Polyethylene June 2017: Price cuts mostly much bigger than the fall in costs / Film grades under particularly acute pressure because of oversupply / More reductions in July / Will there be a trend turnaround before the end of the month?

Polypropylene June 2017: Price declines exceed reference price dip / Imports pad supply / Buyers hold out for rebates / Market could bottom out in July

Styrenics June 2017: Notations for PS and EPS turn slightly upwards again / ABS tends further down / Demand lively / July expected to bring renewed rises for PS and EPS and reductions for ABS

PVC June 2017: Notations for base material declining further / Tight supplies of titanium dioxide and plasticisers fuel price rises for ready-to-use materials / Market situation set to remain virtually unchanged in July

PET June 2017: Notations stabilising / Good weather pushes up demand significantly / Imports declining somewhat / Tendency to firm likely in July too

Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2017: Prices follow in the footsteps of the cost changes / Producers notch small margin gains with some LLDPE and PP grades and EVA / All types have potential for price cuts

Polyethylene May 2017: The ethylene motto “rollover” does not hold true / Notations trending down / Film grades generally affected more / Further decreases expected for June / Possible trend reversal in the course of the month

Polypropylene May 2017: The picture is one of reductions / Greater falls for high-flying copolymers / Supplies increasingly returning to normal / Compounds also weakening / Noticeable falls imminent in June

Styrenics May 2017: Price correction continues / Again high discounts on all materials / Strong demand / Premiums on PS and EPS likely in June / ABS still has more potential for trending down

PET May 2017: Notations falling once more / Increasing stabilisation in the course of the month / Good weather driving demand up / Firmer trend likely in June

PVC May 2017: Base material notations remain stable / Titanium dioxide continues to force up compounds / Dramatic development in plasticisers now too / Ready-to-use materials still rising

Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2017: Continuation of downwards trend from second half of April / Slight reductions for polyolefins / Styrenics plummeting along with monomer / Only PVC still firmer

Polyethylene April 2017: Easter brings a turnaround in demand / Second half of the month characterised by restraint / Upturn unexpectedly switches to downward pressure / Further price reductions probable / Pipe grades are the exception