POLYMERPRICE REPORTS
Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Standard Thermoplastics April 2015
11/05/2015
Notations explode / Some supply bottlenecks take on dramatic proportions / Cost development no longer plays a role for polyolefins / PS follows SM rise / Further hikes in MayEngineering Thermoplastics March 2015
20/04/2015
Mixed bag / Polyamides and PBT slide once again / PC, POM and PMMA tread water / Commodity-related grades soar / Weak euro dampens importsStandard Thermoplastics March 2015
20/04/2015
Market turnaround as notations surge / Supply situation under pressure from forces majeures, maintenances, allocations and import weakness / Upward pressure remains for nowEngineering Thermoplastics February 2015
13/03/2015
Further price erosion / Aromatic derivatives yet to bottom out / POM stable, PMMA pointing up / March likely to see further price cuts despite a revival in demandStandard Thermoplastics February 2015
13/03/2015
Producers manage to pocket some of the cost relief / Suppliers´ order stops signal turnaround by mid-month / Rebound in oil notation will likely result in increases in MarchEngineering Thermoplastics January 2015
12/02/2015
Price erosion gathers speed / Downtrend most acutely felt by benzene derivatives / POM and PMMA dance to their own tune / Numerous long-term agreements not yet fixed / Potential for further declinesStandard Thermoplastics January 2015
12/02/2015
Cost declines dictate the extent of polymer price falls / Some producers manage to improve their nominal margins / Downtrend in February / Turnaround possible in mid-monthEngineering Thermoplastics December 2014
12/01/2015
Erosion gathers speed / Processors much more insistent about receiving their share of the cost reduction / January benzene contract caves in / All polymer derivatives under pressureStandard Thermoplastics December 2014
12/01/2015
Notations fall across the board / Only PE market trending tight and still relatively firm / Other grades see reductions close to cost declines / January to see additional downturnStandard Thermoplastics October 2014
11/11/2014
Rises for polyolefins and PVC slightly exceed the cost increase / PET prices firm / PS follows styrene´s downward trend / Cost increase will drive almost all notations up in July