POLYMERPRICE REPORTS
Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Standard Thermoplastics August 2018
11/09/2018
PE and PVC only weakly rollover / Small dynamics with PP / Styrene pushes its polymers upwards / PET unexpectedly stable due to PX costs / Signs of buoyancy for SeptemberStandard Thermoplastics July 2018
09/08/2018
Notations for PE and PVC slightly lower / PP stable / Styrenics follow SM reference down / PET reaches the top / August will be long, quiet sunny monthEngineering Thermoplastics July 2018
09/08/2018
Next explosion of PA 6.6 prices / Otherwise mostly stable conditions / Demand noticeably shrinks / Minor movements expected in AugustEngineering Thermoplastics June 2018
10/07/2018
Market remains stable at high level / ABS and PP compounds move up / Dark clouds hang over PA 6.6 again / Storm continues / POM under upward pressureStandard Thermoplastics June 2018
10/07/2018
PET goes through the roof / Otherwise weak cost pass-through for all types / Market not in full swing / Strong margin pressure / Classic summertime slump beginningStandard Thermoplastics May 2018
11/06/2018
PE, PP and PVC stuck with cost hikes / Declines with PS and EPS / PET preparing for steep rise / Costs shoot up significantly / Clear increases inevitableEngineering Thermoplastics May 2018
11/06/2018
Only minor price swings as spring settles in / Buyers´ reticence limits price rises / Cost increases in the oil sector will step up the pressure in JuneEngineering Thermoplastics April 2018
11/05/2018
Upturn continues / Tough quarterly negotiations drag on / Many types stagnate due to lack of orientation / Faster rises expected in MayStandard Thermoplastics April 2018
11/05/2018
PE tends weaker / Passing on of costs fails with PP / PVC slightly stronger / PS prices slide along with SM / Scarce PET jumps unexpectedly higher / Higher olefin costs in MayStandard Thermoplastics March 2018
11/04/2018
Polyolefins and PVC follow precursors downwards / Markets tending to higher liquidity / PS cost hikes below SM / PET sees slight movements / Quiet April market dampens rising costs