POLYMERPRICE REPORTS
Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Engineering thermoplastics February 2020
10/03/2020
Price stability on a broad front / Quarterly agreements provide support / Demand slightly above expectations / Differing trends likely in MarchStandard thermoplastics February 2020
10/03/2020
Coronavirus dampens existing buyers´ reluctance / First calls for increases arose towards end of February / Focus will be on improving margins in MarchStandard Thermoplastics January 2020
11/02/2020
Weak demand still dominates markets / Producers’ demands for the most part fizzle out with no effect / Impact of coronavirus outbreak could be seen in FebruaryEngineering Thermoplastics January 2020
11/02/2020
ABS firmer / PA 6.6, PMMA and PP compounds lower / PA 6 base polymers expected to push up compounds in the medium term / Demand slowly recoversStandard 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 sight