Overview: Polymerprice Reports
Engineering 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 costsEngineering Thermoplastics February 2018
09/03/2018
Drive with PC and polyamides continues uninterrupted / Dramatic bottlenecks with PA 6.6 / PBT, POM and PMMA stable at high level / More upward pressure on the marketStandard Thermoplastics February 2018
09/03/2018
Costs passed on for PE and PVC / PP producers up their margins / Styrenics in tandem with sharp rise in monomers / Polyolefins under price pressure in MarchStandard Thermoplastics January 2018
09/02/2018
PE and PVC mostly rollover / Transfer of costs with PP / Styrenics and PET lightly ascending / Upward pressure in February in parts significant