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North America March 2024: Prices rise with firm energy rates / Cautious recovery in processing segments / Active hurricane season expected / Easing of feedstock prices caps price expectations for April

Another attempt to increase price of polyamide compounds

Polyamide producer hikes HMD prices again

PA 6.6 precursor adipic acid becomes more expensive / No surcharges for polyamides from Envalior yet

Hikes for PA 6.6 on the horizon / Imported goods significantly more expensive

Dutch compounding unit set to close / Supplier to transfer production to Italy

North America November 2023: Rollovers, reductions prevail / Only PP moves higher / Weak orders coincide with ample supply / Year set to end on soft note

North America October 2023: Rollovers predominate, only PP and PS move up / Surplus in nearly all segments / End of strike in auto industry unlikely to affect prices / Reductions expected in November / Further uncertainty due to Middle East conflict

Second price increase for PA 6, 6.6 within a month

Supplier to close US PA 6.6 feedstock plant / Chinese facility to begin resin production next year

Price hikes across polyamide range

Car industry shoulders extra costs for next-gen materials, components / Awards, innovations in EVs

Acquisition of stake in US carpet recycler / Move secures raw materials for rPA 6.6

Bio-based polyamide precursor propylene from soybean oil / More business expected from e-mobility

Mass balance accounting takes hold as industry standard / More companies achieve Plus status / Software developments continue

Former PolyOne PVC unit up for resale?

North America April 2022: Reports of significant increases except for polyolefins / Polyamides in particular are picking up / Inflation and rising interest rates are likely to put pressure on demand / Further inflation in May

Acquisition adds compounding ops in India

More European capacity for HMD and PA 6.6 / Chemicals and plastics giant solidifies PA market position after Solvay deal

New HMD plant in China / Company's biggest production facility outside US / Output to be marketed in Asia

Plans for acquisition of a Mexican compounding JV / Deal offers better access to car industry

China retains punitive tariffs for US imports / Measures against Europe previously lifted

Dutch group gives itself a new structure / Materials likely to be divested / Options under review for PA, polyester and “Dyneema” fibres

Majority stake in US specialities producer Deltech

Capacity upgrade for long-chain PA at Greenwood