Price reports on engineering thermoplastics/recyclate

POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate September 2022: More tough negotiations likely in October / Demand still poor to non-existent / Base material increasingly rare, expensive / Threats of plant shutdowns	20.09.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate August 2022: Base material desperately short / Weak demand drives prices down / Further substantial reductions likely in September	19.08.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate July 2022: Free play of market forces / Demand plummets for all types / Zero stimulus from automotive / More severe downtrend likely in August	19.07.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate June 2022: Upward trend continues with rPA 6, rPOM / Rollover for rABS, rPC / Forward buying by automotive sector / Demand otherwise weak / Upward momentum expected to ease	20.06.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate May 2022: Prices for rPA 6, rPOM through the roof / Market swept clean of many types / Car sector remains weak / Processors have their backs to the wall	18.05.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate April 2022: Prices trend generally up in line with virgin material / Shortage of base material reaches new high / May expected to see further small increases	19.04.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March 2022: Car industry awakes, threatens to consume available material / PC, POM with biggest shortages / Traders stockpile, hope for price hikes	21.03.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate February 2022: Rollovers predominate / Slight increase for black, GFR materials / Base material supply could worsen again	16.02.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate January 2022: Marked differences in addition of higher energy costs / Recyclers take advantage of all increases in demand / Further discussions expected	20.01.2022
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate December 2021: Diverging price trends at the end of the year / Shortage of base material keeps supply tight / Market players anticipate increases in January	17.12.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate November 2021: Converters force rollover for all types / Calm prices expected well into January / Vicious cycle of low processing rate and lack of base material	18.11.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate October 2021: Slowdown effect as year winds down / Prices rise for reinforced, flame-retardant grades / Demand to mostly remain high as supply often very short	19.10.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate September 2021: Increases for ABS, PC, POM / Additional bottleneck for reinforced types / Signs of demand easing / Upward price trend gradually flattening	20.09.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate August 2021: Recyclate seen as new supply backbone / Prices of most types continue to rise / Shortage of glass fibres provides for additional increase / Further price hike on the cards	19.08.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate July 2021: Unabated high demand drives prices / Aggregates also in short supply / Processors' summer break cancelled this year / Further premiums likely	20.07.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate June 2021: Prices continue to climb amid strong demand / Recyclers search desperately for substitute sources of base material / Holiday period will ease the pressure only slightly	17.06.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate May 2021: Further massive increases dominate the picture / Base material seldom available / Strong demand from all areas / Converters becoming increasingly thin-skinned	18.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate April 2021: Price spiral rises even faster / May will be the worst month so far	20.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March 2021: Notations increase significantly / Polymers, additives and reinforcing materials contribute to price rise / Further hikes expected in April	18.03.2021
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate February 2021: Major increases predominate / Base material mostly tight and expensive / Higher prices expected in March 2021 as well / No easing of the situation with PA 6.6 recyclate	16.02.2021

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Prices listed are reference values for leading types and include orders ranging from 1 t to full loads sold in western Europe. However, there are certain qualities and types whose price lies well beyond (either above or below) the notations.

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Recyclate / Engineering Thermoplastics
rABS ind black
rPA 6 natural
rPA 6 black
rPA 6 GF natural
rPA 6 GF black
rPA 6.6 natural
rPA 6.6 black
rPA 6.6 GF natural
rPA 6.6 GF black
rPOM natural
rPOM black
rPC natural
rPC black
rPC GF
rPC / rABS blends
rPP-C compounds copo, talc. filled

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