08.07.2026
Destocking, imports, and summer lull drive polymer prices lower across PE, PP, PVC, styrenics, and PET / Minimal buying despite fall in prices / Demand for PET below seasonal expectation08.07.2026
Prices level out / Imports compensate for production cutbacks / July expected to see continuation of weak demand05.06.2026
Prices move in different directions / Calls for significant increases plus weak demand mostly limit price rises / Further slowdown expected in June05.06.2026
Demand weakens, supply improves / June outlook turns bearish as feedstock costs ease, imports return / Converters destock as summer lull sets in across PE, PP, PVC, styrenics, and PET07.05.2026
Middle East turmoil fuels polymer surge / Feedstock spikes trigger record hikes / Converters hit by third cost shock / Demand falters as material substitution looms07.05.2026
Sellers´ market drives prices higher / Converters under risk of running out of money / Difficulties expected to continue in May07.04.2026
Prices rise sharply with triple-digit hikes / Converters prioritise volumes over price / Hybrid contract models emerge07.04.2026
War in Iran sends prices soaring / Desperate attempts to build up stocks apparent / Converters able to operate only on a day-to-day basis06.03.2026
Polyolefin producers face resistance to hikes / PVC stalled by winter slowdown / Styrenics rise with the feedstock / PET prices inch higher on supply hiccups06.03.2026
Several months of falling prices come to an end / Middle East conflict causes rise in quotations / Reliability of supply takes priority