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04.06.2018

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: May / June 2018

03.05.2018

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: April / May 2018

04.04.2018

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: March / April 2018

02.03.2018

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: February / March 2018

02.02.2018

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: January 2018 / February 2018

Engineering Thermoplastics

06.06.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics May 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 June

07.05.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics April 2018: Upturn continues / Tough quarterly negotiations drag on / Many types stagnate due to lack of orientation / Faster rises expected in May

06.04.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics March 2018: Notations continue to rise but at a slower rate / Quarterly increases factored in / Next round of hikes due in April / Greater focus on specified grades

06.03.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics February 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 market

06.02.2018

Engineering Thermoplastics January 2018: Notations shoot up / Worst fears come true / Triple-digit increases / Customers on allocation everywhere / Delivery times lengthen significantly / No end in sight to the drama

23.05.2018

Polyurethane Feedstocks May 2018: Price relief for isocyanates / Demand weakens slightly / Polyols unchanged / MDI and TDI prices should soften

23.04.2018

Polyurethane Feedstocks April 2018: Price gap between MDI grades widens / TDI firmer / High prices curb demand / MDI normalising, TDI still tight

22.03.2018

Polyurethane Feedstocks March 2018: MDI heading down, TDI firmer, polyols stable / Trends likely to continue / Demand just about satisfactory overall / Slight restrictions on availability / Converters switching to other materials

21.02.2018

Polyurethane Feedstocks February 2018: Uneven movement for MDI / Polymeric grade softer, pure firmer / TDI und polyols also somewhat firmer

23.01.2018

Polyurethane Feedstocks January 2018: MDI softens / TDI firms again after a breather / Demand rebounds after holidays / Path still diverging going into February

20.06.2018

Engineering Recyclate June 2018: Bottleneck for rPA 6.6 dogs market / Dramatic hikes / rPC consistently tight / Demand still lively / More increases sure to come in July

19.06.2018

Standard Recyclate June 2018: Prices largely sideways / Hikes only for rPET and rHDPE blow moulding grades / Demand up slightly / Costlier virgin material will drive rPP

18.05.2018

Engineering Recyclate May 2018: All is still calm / rPC tends upwards / Demand reasonable despite many bank holidays / Prices expected to rise especially for rPA types and rPC / Base polymer often tight

17.05.2018

Standard Recyclate May 2018: Widespread price increases despite shortened production weeks / Export demand and high waste costs fuel upswing of film grades, rHDPE pipes and rPET / Further hikes likely in June

20.04.2018

Engineering Recyclate April 2018: Little change this month / Upturn probable in coming weeks / Demand quite reasonable of late / Still minor delivery delays

19.04.2018

Standard Recyclate April 2018: Demand from China leads to first bottlenecks / rLDPE and rHDPE films much stronger / Recycled PET increases / Spring upswing and Chinese exports drive prices in May

Standard Thermoplastics

13.06.2018

Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2018: Higher feedstock costs drive up all polymer notations / Price speculation dampens demand / Producers not prepared to make further concessions

05.06.2018

Polyethylene May 2018: Many long bank holiday weekends dampen price dynamic / Producers' hopes of recouping cost increases mostly prove unrealistic / Rising oil prices drive up C2 reference for June / Price hikes unavoidable

05.06.2018

Styrenics May 2018: Prices continue to decline / Only slight discounts on ABS / Holidays dampen demand / Price trend reversal likely in June following uptrend for styrene

05.06.2018

Polypropylene May 2018: Hikes below cost rise / Bank holiday lull brakes producer announcements / Costs will drive prices higher in June

04.06.2018

PVC May 2018: Good supply prevents full cost recovery for base grades and compounds / Rollovers predominate / Pastes higher on solid demand / Upward movement expected in June due to sharp price increase for ethylene

01.06.2018

PET May 2018: Things go haywire / Spot prices skyrocketing / Freely negotiated trade dries up / Imports lacking / Restrictions in Europe / Free contracts moving upwards / Price explosion continues

07.06.2018

Composites/GRP May 2018: Resins still on a rollercoaster ride / SM reverses course after dip / Glass fibre products may gain some momentum in Q3

08.05.2018

Composites/GRP April 2018: Resin points downward / More rebates certain in May / Glass fibre products mostly unchanged / Demand still robust

09.04.2018

Composites/GRP March 2018: Resin and glass fibre prices mostly unchanged / Demand trending upward / Resins could see slight decline in April

07.03.2018

Composites/GRP February 2018: Resins gain more momentum / SM drives upswing / Further increases possible in March / Glass fibre mostly stable

07.02.2018

Composites/GRP January 2018: Firmer styrene drives resins higher / Trend shows no signs of ending / Glass fibre products upward too

21.06.2018

Russia May 2018: Price explosion for PET continuing unabated / Overall upward movement

12.06.2018

China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2018: PMMA skyrockets / Seasonal price increases for ABS, PA 6.6, PBT and POM / PA 6 notations decrease on low demand / Several plant turnarounds in May and June

12.06.2018

North America May 2018: PP trending up in radical turnaround / PE remains surprisingly stable notwithstanding historic C2 lows / PS and PVC on downtrend / Engineering plastics stable / C3 price explosion coming in June

11.06.2018

China Standard Thermoplastics May 2018: Shortage of supply and strong bottled beverage market lead to skyrocketing PET prices / Notations of all standard plastics increase / Volume of imported PE projected to remain at high levels in June

16.05.2018

China Standard Thermoplastics April 2018: Domestic spot prices rise on short supply / PET substantially increases due to strong demand / PVC notations projected to go up in May

15.05.2018

Russia April 2018: Spring demand in full bloom / Prices moving upward / PET notations skyrocket

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