POLYMERPRICE REPORTS
Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Engineering thermoplastics March 2021
13/04/2021
Shortage of cable, pipe and headlamps for end-users / Major triple-digit increases / Producers unable to meet demand / US facilities provide glimmer of hopeStandard thermoplastics March 2021
13/04/2021
Hefty triple-digit hikes for most grades / Producers often dictate prices / Processors suffer from shortages / Upward trend expected to continue in AprilStandard thermoplastics January 2021
12/03/2021
Month defined by supply bottlenecks and allocations / Feedstocks drive prices / Upward trend likely to continue in February albeit less dramaticallyStandard thermoplastics February 2021
12/03/2021
Though prices already rose considerably, upward trend to continue / No improvement in supply situation / Plastics processors have little room to counter producers’ demandsStandard thermoplastics November 2020
09/12/2020
Polyolefins and PET show little movement / In part hefty hikes for PVC and styrenics / Significant increases for PS, EPS and ABS likely in DecemberEngineering thermoplastics November 2020
09/12/2020
Price increases for PC and PA after many months / Surprisingly high demand from automotive industry / Battle for material likely in DecemberStandard thermoplastics October 2020
13/11/2020
Polymer prices almost entirely in line with feedstock development / Slight to medium bottlenecks for PVC and ABS / Situation should for most part continue in NovemberEngineering thermoplastics October 2020
13/11/2020
No price increases at start of new quarter / Demand remains weak / Producers utilise lull for maintenance work / Delivery delays until start of 2021Engineering thermoplastics September 2020
09/10/2020
Stable prices across the board / Automotive industry forecasts weak demand until 2021 / Lamps and lights expected to do well in the dark months / Price rises at the start of the new quarter?Standard thermoplastics September 2020
09/10/2020
Polyolefins and styrenics drift sideways / Tight supply drives PVC further upwards / PET in downward trend / Effects of storms in the US make themselves felt