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04.02.2020

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: January/February 2020

03.01.2020

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: December 2019/January 2020

03.12.2019

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: November/December 2019

04.11.2019

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: October/November 2019

02.10.2019

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: September/October 2019

Engineering Thermoplastics

06.02.2020

Engineering Thermoplastics January 2020: ABS firmer / PA 6.6, PMMA and PP compounds lower / PA 6 base polymers expected to push up compounds in the medium term / Demand slowly recovers

07.01.2020

Engineering Thermoplastics December 2019: Year ends quietly / Production plants running with reduced output / January starts late because of weak automotive segment / Significant reductions announced for polyamide 6.6

05.12.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics November 2019: Downward drift continues / Notations crumble, but not in one fell swoop / No interruption to market weakness / Price pressure expected to dominate in December

06.11.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics October 2019: Prices start to dive / First part of quarterly reductions reflected in the monthly transactions / More decreases expected in November / Sales in crisis mode

07.10.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics September 2019: Most producers keep prices stable at end of Q3 / Only PA 6.6 sees minor reductions / October is start of a new quarter and new game / Buyers will insist on price cuts

22.01.2020

Polyurethane Feedstocks January 2020: Isocyanates down another notch / Weak demand pressures producers' margins / Slack ordering melts MDI and TDI oversupply

16.12.2019

Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2019: Isocyanates and polyols plunge / Market oversupply meets weak demand / Outlook sobering

21.11.2019

Polyurethane Feedstocks November 2019: Weak market pressures prices / Little change in sight for December

24.10.2019

Polyurethane Feedstocks October 2019: Isocyanates and polyols deteriorate / Producers hold MDI hike plans / Demand stabilises in part but still weak

20.09.2019

Polyurethane Feedstocks September 2019: MDI polymer and TDI tend further upwards / Demand from auto and furniture industries remains weak / Current trends likely to continue in October

21.01.2020

Engineering Recyclate January 2020: Poor demand leads to rollovers everywhere / Prices may have bottomed out in many cases / PA 6.6 recyclate unlikely to escape reductions

20.01.2020

Standard Recyclate January 2020: Downtrend in prices continues / Only rPP and rPS remain stable / Pressure from virgin materials / Demand to pick up in February / Widely stabilising prices expected

19.12.2019

Engineering Recyclate December 2019: Prices down for nearly all regrind types / Significantly weaker demand at year-end / Nevertheless surprisingly strong order-book situation for January and February

18.12.2019

Standard Recyclate December 2019: Sliding virgin material prices depress prices for pure grades / Oversupply for almost all grades / Demand ebbs at the end of the year / Hardly any change in January

20.11.2019

Engineering Recyclate November 2019: Notations unchanged with an uninspiring month / Demand picks up only slightly / Pressure from primary sector continues

19.11.2019

Standard Recyclate November 2019: Price erosion continues / Reductions granted across the board / Only rPET clearly rolls over / Demand remains weak / Further decreases expected before end of year

Standard Thermoplastics

13.02.2020

Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March

05.02.2020

Styrenics January 2020: Prices turn upward again / Full cost transfer for PS and ABS in most cases / Demand receives boost from inventory replenishment / Further hikes expected in February

05.02.2020

Polyethylene January 2020: Planned price hikes go up in smoke / Demand still not great / Some plants operating with reduced output / Coronavirus outbreak could hit business in China / Downtrend expected

05.02.2020

Polypropylene January 2020: Producer price hikes mostly fall flat / Ordering surprisingly strong / Seasonal effects will boost February demand / Minimal hikes possible

04.02.2020

PET January 2020: Prices largely stable with slight hint of firming / No impetus from either costs or demand / Hardly any change expected in February / Hopes pinned on start of season in March

04.02.2020

PVC January 2020: Unexpectedly dynamic demand / Calls for increases initially come to nothing / Slight price reductions for compounds / Renewed attempts to improve margins in February

07.02.2020

Composites/GRP January 2020: Ortho resins still pointing downward / Trend likely to turn around soon / Glass fibre oversupply pressures notations

08.01.2020

Composites/GRP December 2019: Market remains stable as the year turns / SM price rise could lead to firming in February / Glass fibre unchanged

06.12.2019

Composites/GRP November 2019: Resins surprisingly stable / Heftier rebates likely in December / Glass fibre prices on the shaky side

07.11.2019

Composites/GRP October 2019: Little movement for ortho resins / Rebates certain in November / Glass fibre moving sideways

08.10.2019

Composites/GRP September 2019: Cautious market leaves ortho resins prices unchanged / Demand remains slack / No movement for glass fibre products

17.02.2020

North America January 2020: Poor demand pushes down prices of most polymers / PVC producers manage to turn trend around

14.02.2020

China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2020: Downtrend for most polymer prices / Short supply creates higher notations for PA 6 and PBT / Coronavirus outbreak to keep demand weak overall

13.02.2020

Russia January 2020: Further reductions in all segments except PVC / Slight trend towards oversupply for PE and PP / Demand short of expectations / Increases possible for PS and PVC in February

12.02.2020

China Standard Thermoplastics January 2020: Most grades decline on weak demand / Lunar new year holidays extended in wake of coronavirus crisis / Impacts from epidemic to keep demand low

16.01.2020

Russia December 2019: Polyolefin notations at lowest levels for the year / Demand very weak in part / PE injection moulding grades and standard PS materials hold their ground / Virtually no recovery in January

15.01.2020

North America December 2019: Price decline continues / PP down again / Iran conflict and trade war with China to determine developments in the new year / Feedstock costs vary

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