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Polymer Prices

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• Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks in January 2011
• Standard Thermoplastics in January 2011
• Engineering Thermoplastics in January 2011
• PET in January 2011
• Polyurethane feedstocks in January 2011
• Composites/GRP in January 2011
• Standard Recyclate in January 2011
• Engineering Recyclate in January 2011

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Petrochemicals

03.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Base Petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: April / May 2012

03.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Base Petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: March / April 2012

02.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Base Petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: February / March 2012

02.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Base Petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: January / February 2012

03.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Base Petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: December 2011 / January 2012

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Engineering Thermoplastics

07.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Thermoplastics in April 2012: PC, PA 6 and PBT hit by Q2 price hikes / POM and PMMA in rollover / PP compounds rise slightly / Business surprisingly slack / Surplus tendencies

05.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Thermoplastics in March 2012: More grades succumb to upward price trend / Output remains tight / Demand starts to soften / April price hikes could fall short of producers' expectations

06.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Thermoplastics in February 2012: Situation relatively calm / Long-term agreements ease pressure / ABS and PP compound prices on the rise / PA and PBT surging / Rate of price increases likely to quicken

06.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Thermoplastics in January 2012: Rollover predominates / Initial increases for ABS, PA 6 and PP / Restocking / Automotive and E&E sectors take off / Feedstocks rise by triple digits

05.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Thermoplastics in December 2011: Picture dominated by moderate falls / Production cutbacks coincide with subdued end-of-year demand / Costs likely to rise in January / Benzene takes a great leap

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Polyurethanes

23.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks in April 2012: MDI prices take another step forward / TDI cauldron still bubbling / Polyols swept upward to record heights / Isocyanate supply tighter in May / Notations continue firm

21.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2012: Seasonal influences spark demand / TDI producers see triple-digit gains, MDI and polyols up by single-digit figures / Producers will seek further margin gains in April

22.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks in February 2012: Notations rise across the board / TDI gains further momentum / MDI and polyols also move forward / Robust demand for flexible polyols / Supply and cost issues drive

24.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks in January 2012: TDI reverses and points upward /MDI and polyols in strong rollover / Balanced supply, improved demand / Only building still soft / MDI producers seek fresh hikes

22.12.2011 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks in December 2011: MDI numbers capped at the top / TDI still pointing slightly downward / Polyols tending toward a rollover / Softer demand / Higher costs drive price hike initiatives

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Recyclate

17.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate May 2012: rPA 6 and rPC prices rise despite slack bank holiday business / Other grades roll over / Plastic scrap still expensive but more readily available / Despite poor margins, prices likely to roll over at the end of Q2

16.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Recyclate May 2012: Only minor gains for producers / Buyers' hold-out in primary market influences secondary sector / Persistently high procurement costs meet order slowdown / First plants idled

20.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate April 2012: Rising trend as Q2 starts / Primary polymer increases roll on /Tight supply of input material drives secondary costs upward / Triple-digit increases could be in store for May

19.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate April 2012: Breather from rLDPE film price rises / Slack Easter holiday demand brakes momentum / Capacity cuts for rPE / Tightness drives rPP and HIPS forward / Building season comes to life

19.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate March 2012: Secondary ABS continues to rise / Upward tendencies for rPA and rPC / rPOM and rPP compounds stay put / Production scrap increasingly tight and expensive / Price rises imminent

16.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate March 2012: Primary market surge pulls secondary notations up / Double-digit rises for rPP and rPS / Slighter gains for rPE / Virgin polymer tight and expensive / Substantial hikes planned

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Standard Thermoplastics

14.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics Trend May 2012: Polyolefins fall on lower feedstocks / PVC stable / PS and EPS cost rises hard to recoup / Lengthening oversupply / Sinking crude notations could trigger more polymer price cuts

04.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics in April 2012: Order slump shatters polyolefin producers' margin-improvement dreams / PS suppliers pass on cost relief / PVC and EPS make gains / Is a trend reversal on the horizon?

03.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  PET April 2012: Notations follow costs downward / Slack ordering swells surplus / Imports livelier / Pressure on packaging resins remains despite firm feedstocks / New plants set to start up in China

16.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics Trend April 2012: Increases for polyolefins are limited to cost pass-through / PVC profits from start of building season / PS notations lose ground / Slack ordering sets the tone

04.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics in March 2012: Significant margin improvement for PE and PVC in Q1 / Stable costs keep PS and EPS in check / Scant supply improvement / High prices dampen demand / Fresh hikes in store

03.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  PET March 2012: Price wave goes out like a lamb / Asian demand sputtering / Imports create volume pressure in Europe / Demand still sluggish / Zenith appears to have been reached

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Composites

07.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP April 2012: Ortho resins and glass fibre stagnate / Demand remains stable at a high level / Glass fibre supply long / Little market movement expected before summer

05.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP March 2012: Ortho resins make further slight gains / Demand more robust on the whole / Supply adequate/ Consolidation in epoxy segment / Glass fibre downswing has bottomed out

06.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP February 2012: Ortho resins again make slight gains / Momentum looks likely to hold up through H1 / Direct roving under considerable pressure / Demand stable for most products

06.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP January 2012: Ortho resins prices remain stable / Glass fibre products still point downward / Slack demand in line with the season / Converters will try to push prices down farther in February

05.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP December 2011: Resins lose a little more ground as the year ends / Upswing in petrochemical notations could reverse the trend / Roving and glass fibre come under pressure

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World Regions

08.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America April 2012: Standard thermoplastics notations stagnate / Subdued demand / Market could shift in buyers' favour / Engineering thermoplastics remain firm

07.05.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Russia April 2012: Prices continue rising / PP takes to new heights / LDPE market balanced / PVC in seasonal upswing / PET largely stable amid weak Asian notations / Styrenics increase counteracts western European development

12.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  China March/April 2012: Slowdown in demand dampens increases for PE / PP, PVC and PS largely stable or tending downwards / Automotive sales slide / Fewer resin imports / Cautious outlook

10.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America March 2012: Renewed gains for polyethylene despite weak markets / Restraint for PP sees spot markets thrive / PVC continues to climb / PS cost drive slows / Engineering thermoplastics rising

02.04.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Russia March 2012: Prices inch upward / Styrenics lead the way / Only LDPE and HDPE blow moulding grades see slight losses / Easter holiday could afford a breather

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