Polymer Prices Standard Thermoplastics

POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend February 2021: Polyolefin notations again see sharp upward movement / Massive bottlenecks drive prices / PVC also sees further rises / Only moderate increases for PS and EPS	12.02.2021
TURKEY Plastics association proposes solutions to surging resin prices / Domestic producers should sell to local processors / Calls for pausing import duties	10.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene January 2021: Producers push through triple-digit hikes / Tight supply boosts margins substantially / More increases likely in February	03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene January 2021: Price hikes include significant rise in margins / Demand suffers from tight availability / Some converters claim to be victims of 'extortion' / More price rises in February	03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics January 2021: Triple-digit premiums again on all materials / SM costs fuel PS and EPS price hikes / Tight market leads to massive increases for ABS / Prices likely to rise only slightly in February	03.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES PVC January 2021: Price boom continues / Tight market situation and lively demand drive notations / Cost upturn through C2 / Further increases expected in February	02.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend January 2021: Cracker outages and limitations with downstream PE products drive up prices / Lack of imports for blow moulding and pipe materials / Further increases before end of month	15.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene December 2020: Pandemic-related stockpiling boosts demand / Significant rise in prices / Upward trend unlikely to turn around in January / Ordering could see a small dip	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene December 2020: Hikes outpace C3 rise / Tight market gives producers tailwind / Further increases mulled to improve margins	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics December 2020: Sharp SM cost increase fuelling price rally / PS and especially ABS particularly scarce / Prices reach annual highs / Further premiums expected in January	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES PVC December 2020: Prices trend further upwards / Supply tight while demand remains strong / Supply situation expected to stay tense in January / Further increases expected	05.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend December 2020: Prices climb on a broad front / Producers win significant margin gains / Supply bottlenecks with all materials / No respite expected in the short term	14.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene November 2020: Producers have little success with calls for increases / Lack of imports / First signs of stockpiling in some segments / Start of December slowdown makes margin improvements unlikely	03.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene November 2020: Homo grades flat after C3 rollover / Low copo prices pulled up slightly / Outages begin to bite / Minor hikes in December	03.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics November 2020: Price increases across the board / Heavy premiums on undersupplied ABS market / PS now also in short supply / Significant hikes in December	03.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC November 2020: Upward price trend continues / Market situation still tight / Supply bottlenecks gradually easing up / Price dynamic expected to lose momentum in December	02.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend November 2020: Polyolefins see widespread rollover / Significant increases for styrenics and PVC / Availability frequently limited, PVC tight / Market expected to remain largely stable	13.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene October 2020: Most price reductions match monomer cost decline / Demand solid in some areas but often below expectations / Rollover likely in November	04.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene October 2020: Most prices giving way slightly in the wake of C3 reduction / Yet PP-H injection moulding and some compounds in rollover / Hardly any change expected for November	04.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics October 2020: Divergent price trends / Slight declines for PS and EPS, ABS somewhat firmer / Supply situation also tightening for PS and EPS / Premiums in October	04.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES PVC October 2020: Price boom continuing / Plant outages keep supply short / Demand boosted by seasonal effects / Suppliers already announcing further increases for November	03.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend October 2020: Prices for PE film grades fall slightly / PP outages unable to hold up prices / PVC continues upward trend / Demand generally poor for the time of year / Outlook points to stability	13.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene September 2020: Most prices remain unchanged / Increased exports have a consolidating effect / Demand generally normal for the time of year / Rollover to be expected in October	05.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene September 2020: Notations move sideways with C3 costs / Amid soft demand outages have little impact / Little change likely in November	05.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics September 2020: Prices mostly in weak rollover / Slightly higher discounts for HIPS films / ABS injection moulding bucks the trend / Declining SM reference leads to price pressure in October	05.10.2020

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