POLYMERPRICE REPORTS
Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Standard Thermoplastics December 2019
13/01/2020
Hardly any movement worth mentioning in December / Bonus purchases partially stabilise demand / Stability expected in January at first glanceStandard Thermoplastics November 2019
13/01/2020
Feedstocks determine the decreases in November / Attempts to improve margins unsuccessful / Stability at most is expected in December / Subdued demand will define the conditionsEngineering Thermoplastics December 2019
13/01/2020
Year ends quietly / Production plants running with reduced output / January starts late because of weak automotive segment / Significant reductions announced for polyamide 6.6Standard Thermoplastics October 2019
11/11/2019
The maximum remains the passing on of feedstock reference costs / Weaker market causes prices to often end up below / Feedstocks give way / Back to a downtrend in NovemberEngineering Thermoplastics October 2019
11/11/2019
Prices start to dive / First part of quarterly reductions reflected in the monthly transactions / More decreases expected in November / Sales in crisis modeStandard Thermoplastics September 2019
10/10/2019
Polyolefins and PVC oriented towards cost reductions / Styrenics subproportional to SM / PET continues to slide / Substantial turnaround not in sightEngineering Thermoplastics September 2019
10/10/2019
Most producers keep prices stable at end of Q3 / Only PA 6.6 sees minor reductions / October is start of a new quarter and new game / Buyers will insist on price cutsStandard Thermoplastics August 2019
09/09/2019
Weak demand continues to be dominating force / Polyolefins and PVC experience rollovers / SM drives PS upwards / PET continues on decline / Reductions likely in SeptemberEngineering Thermoplastics July 2019
12/08/2019
Slump in auto industry broadly drags prices down / Only PBT and POM still stable / Reductions in quarterly prices will add pressure to monthly transactions in AugustStandard Thermoplastics July 2019
12/08/2019
Polymer price developments oscillate around the parameter of decreased costs / Reductions result in only slightly livelier demand / End markets likely to stay calm in August too