POLYMERPRICE REPORTS
Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Engineering thermoplastics May 2020
10/06/2020
Significant price cuts with only a few exceptions / Demand from auto production still poor / Producers´ output control begins to have effectStandard thermoplastics May 2020
10/06/2020
Polyethylene witnesses controlled output / Picture dominated by increases in costs of feedstocks / Polymer trends mostly followingStandard thermoplastics April 2020
11/05/2020
Large decreases predominate / Producers attempt to limit damage / Mostly equal passing on of falls in feedstock costs / Demand is variableEngineering thermoplastics April 2020
11/05/2020
Small price cuts initially / Hesitant pick-up in demand / Volume planning in price negotiations / Substantial reductions expected in MayEngineering thermoplastics March 2020
09/04/2020
Most grades roll over / Only polyamides on the decline / Benzene crash to overshadow April / E&E sector could stabilise prices for POM and PBTStandard thermoplastics March 2020
09/04/2020
Price declines in March cast a shadow / Drastic drops in April feedstock costs throw market out of joint / Demand for food and hygiene products not disappearingStandard 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 MarchEngineering thermoplastics February 2020
10/03/2020
Price stability on a broad front / Quarterly agreements provide support / Demand slightly above expectations / Differing trends likely in MarchEngineering 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 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 February