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07.05.2012

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

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

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

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

20.03.2012

China February/March 2012: Hardly any demand growth as work resumes post-Chinese New Year / Exports slow / Business expected to pick up again as agricultural season starts / Oil price could push notations up

07.03.2012

North America February 2012: Rising standard thermoplastics notations / Controversy over PE price hikes amid decreasing costs / C3 and PP take off / Costs drive PS, PVC and engineering thermoplastics

02.03.2012

Russia February 2012: Standard thermoplastics in reversal mode / March notations tending upward

21.02.2012

Chinese standard thermoplastics notations largely stable in mid-February

21.02.2012

RUSSIA

Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe

15.02.2012

China January/February 2012: Lunar New Year puts polymer trade to a standstill / Business slow as facilities are restarted / Price hikes average 3-5% / Most standard thermoplastics see slight rises

09.02.2012

North America January 2012: PE and PP hold firm / PVC sees a slight rise / PS follows costs upward / Engineering plastics still moving sideways / C3 cost explosion in February will propel notations upward

17.01.2012

China January 2012: 34m t of standard thermoplastics produced in 2011 / Imports exceed 23m t / Three leading trade centres determine polymer pricing / First in a new series of special reports

06.01.2012

North America December 2011: Quiet end to the year / Struggles over hikes for indexed PE / PP tending slightly downward / PVC and styrene have bottomed out / Engineering plastics still weak / Benzene makes a comeback in January

07.12.2011

North America November 2011: PE still stable / PP sees triple-digit fall / PVC still depressed / Styrenics in free fall / Engineering plastics remain under pressure

08.11.2011

North America October 2011: Polymer markets are increasingly feeling the pressure / PE on a moderate decline / Polypropylene and polystyrene notations cave in / ABS in free fall / RTi reports

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