Polymer Prices Standard Thermoplastics

Record prices for plastics in flexible packing in Q1 / Strong demand to continue in 2022

Standard thermoplastics trend June 2022: Declining demand puts pressure on polyolefin prices / Styrenics and PVC mostly roll over / Fears of a recession abound

Styrenics May 2022: PS, EPS prices on upward trend / ABS out of steam / Extremely high prices an issue / EPS only one with good demand / Minor price changes seen in June

Polypropylene May 2022: Notations crumble across the board / C3 producers drown in material / Converters order the bare minimum / End-users brace for the outcome

Polyethylene May 2022: Market still fairly well-balanced / Declining demand is clearly evident / Additional imports likely to put prices under pressure

PVC May 2022: Prices ease for first time in two years / Declines follow fall in C2 cost / Converters eye lower prices in June / End of high-price phase or just a dip?

Standard thermoplastics trend May 2022: Price reductions dominate the picture / Converters benefit from more storage capacity / Producers come up with special offers / Prices likely to fall further

Polypropylene April 2022: Prices still pointing upward / Size of hikes crumbles / Auto industry woes depress demand / Compounders reduce output

Polyethylene April 2022: Producers charge as much as they can / Imports provide little relief / May expected to see a rollover and formation of a price plateau / The market is sensing inflation

Styrenics April 2022: New record prices after massive cost hike / Broadly spread price increases / High demand for EPS insulation materials while ABS is more balanced

PVC April 2022: Quotations strive undeterred from one high to the next / Suppliers of base materials price in energy costs / Supply situation deteriorates again / Further hikes expected in May

Standard thermoplastics trend April 2022: Rises in monomer contracts dictate polymer increases / Shortages provide additional price boost to styrenics, PVC, PE pipe material / Little movement expected before end of the month

Polyethylene March 2022: War in Ukraine causes uncertainty / Prices explode due to soaring energy costs / Some converters consider closing down production lines

Styrenics March 2022: Triple-digit rise for PS, increase for EPS white only slightly lower / Heterogeneous price changes for ABS / Extreme uncertainty / Massive increases due to sharp cost surge in April

Polypropylene March 2022: First price wave from Ukraine crisis triggers triple-digit rises despite soft demand / Uncertainty dogs European market / Massive hikes foreseeable for April

PVC March 2022: Prices continue climb, hit new highs again / Pricing spat over base material / April increases set to dampen demand for compounds / High inflation rattles market

Standard thermoplastics trend March 2022: Chaos from exploding energy prices / Triple-digit hikes for polyolefins likely only first step / PS producers also planning massive hikes / Stockpiling prevalent among converters

Polyethylene February 2022: PE prices under pressure despite higher C2 costs / Producers' calls for price hikes fail due to weak demand / Only partial implementation of ethylene increase likely also in March / EVA meanwhile continues to soar

Polypropylene February 2022: Homo mostly rolls over / Copo grades lose ground / Film demand disappoints / Automotive orders sink again / More imports

Styrenics February 2022: Prices fall in the slipstream of decreased styrene reference / Price declines, however, only a brief intermezzo / Uncertainty due to Ukraine war drives prices up in March

PVC February 2022: Prices continue to climb / End of two-month breather for base material / Ukraine war likely to cause further hikes in March

Standard thermoplastics trend February 2022: Higher prices for polyolefins / Hikes still below the rise in feedstock costs / EVA continues to soar / Styrenics ease

Polyethylene January 2022: C2 rollover and weak demand mean that the LD film grades stick at a rollover / Extremely wide price range with HD blow moulding types / Sellers' market with EVA

Polypropylene January 2022: Homo injection moulding prices follow C3 contract / Automotive orders slack / Talc-filled 20 compounds in balance

Styrenics January 2022: SM increase drives price hike / New record highs for ABS, EPS / Supply situation improves slightly / Discounts likely in February for PS, EPS