Price reports standard thermoplastics/recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April: Demand increases slightly but no sign of a turnaround / Recyclers still under strong cost pressure / Small boom in PET market	16.04.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March: Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?	18.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate February: Rollover, slight premiums characterise pricing landscape / Seasonal effects expected to increase demand	14.02.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate January: Prices mostly roll over again / Demand remains weak / Imports further distort market	16.01.2025
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate December: High stocks paired with low volume calls / Extended plant holidays at many companies / No improvement expected in January	13.12.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November: Weak demand puts further pressure on prices / Processors reduce stocks before year-end	15.11.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October: Year drags to a close / Weak demand, declining prices / Inventory reduction dominates	18.10.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September: Prices remain mostly stable / Sluggish demand despite end of holidays / Little change likely in October	16.09.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate August 2024: Market takes a summer break / Prices mostly rollover amid weak demand / More buoyancy expected in September	16.08.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate July 2024: Summer, summer, summer – high stock levels and next to no demand / Everyone on the lookout for sales / Hopes pinned on September	17.07.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate June 2024: Declining prices for almost all materials / No positive stimuli ahead of summer slump	14.06.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate May 2024: Most prices gain buoyancy / Increased purchase costs cause problems for recyclers	16.05.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate April 2024: Low demand keeps recyclers under pressure / Increasing imports of favourably priced virgin material cause grief	16.04.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March 2024: Prices continue to trend upwards / More expensive virgin material increases attractiveness of recycled grades	14.03.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate February 2024: Sharp rise in virgin material prices fuels recyclate quotations / Upward trend likely to continue	15.02.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate January 2024: Recyclers keep prices stable in January, thanks to processors replenishing their stocks / PET price drop seems to have stopped	17.01.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate December 2023: Special offers put pressure on quotations / Demand remains weak / Delayed production start in January could stabilise price levels	13.12.2023
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November 2023: Prices fluctuate between stable and slightly falling / Market remains stubbornly in rollover / No stimuli for demand	16.11.2023
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate October 2023: Market continues to bob along / Slight support from increased virgin material prices only for rPE / rPP, rPET still under pressure / Similar picture likely in November	16.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September 2023: Prices approaching the bottom / Only rPET still in free fall / Isolated slight increases possible next month with a more balanced market	15.09.2023

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The prices listed are reference values for the main types and include order quantities from one tonne to cargo purchases in Western Europe. However, there are also qualities and special types that are priced far below or above these quotations.

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Recyclate / Standard Thermoplastics
rLDPE film natural
rLDPE film translucent
rLDPE film coloured
rLDPE film dark
rLDPE extrusion black
rLDPE inj. moulding grade black
rHDPE pipe 930 black
rHDPE blow coloured
rHDPE inj. moulding grade black
rPP homo black
rPP copo black
rHIPS black
rPET clear
rPET flakes clear
rPET flakes coloured

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