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Latest price reports

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

13.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics Trend March 2012: Polyolefin and PVC producers pursue margin improvement / Stable cost base for PS, EPS / Cracker outages tighten supply / Upward price pressure continues

05.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics in February 2012: Polyolefins see triple-digit rises as margins improve / PVC producers also enjoy some margin relief / Styrenics reach limit / Olefin costs will rise again in March

02.03.2012 POLYMER PRICES  PET February 2012: Notations follow feedstocks upward / Strong worldwide demand growth keeps import volume down / Beverage season casts its shadow / Further upward price momentum likely in March

14.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2012: Producers improve margins / Only styrenics players fail to cover their costs / Icy conditions hamper production / Upward price trend likely to continue up to Easter

03.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics in January 2012: Rising costs drive polymer notations / Windfall for producers as margins improve / Production cuts / Fears of major hikes heat up the market / Will buyers hold back in February?

02.02.2012 POLYMER PRICES  PET January 2012: Producers successfully pass through higher costs but margin improvement falls short / Euro's weakness keeps imports at bay / Feedstocks could go even higher in February

13.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2012: Complete change of direction / Producers succeed only in factoring in extra costs / Supply generally balanced / Possibility of improved margins before end of month

04.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Thermoplastics in December 2011: Notations still tending soft / No more bargains for polyolefin buyers / Supply nearly balanced again / Demand robust / Rising costs to drive January notations

03.01.2012 POLYMER PRICES  PET December 2011: Notations slip again, but bottom may have been reached / More stability in Asia / Supply long despite output cuts / Demand still softening / Upstream costs will determine market's direction

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