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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

03.09.2019

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: August/September 2019

Engineering Thermoplastics

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

05.09.2019

Engineering Thermoplastics August 2019: Rollover domination a surprise / Market dead as a doornail / Transactions almost non-existent / Business expected to pick up in September / Heavy price pressure prevails

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

14.01.2020

Standard Thermoplastics Trend January 2020: Polyolefins trending just slightly up / Styrenics make up the ground lost in December / Demand picks up only slowly / Selective price increases over the rest of the month

06.01.2020

Polyethylene December 2019: Small C2 increase ignored / Prices roll over or fall slightly / Producers suffer margin reductions / Demand affected by short working month / Little change expected in January

06.01.2020

Polypropylene December 2019: All products roll over / Little change seen for January / Demand mostly below average

06.01.2020

Styrenics December 2019: Further decreases with PS, EPS and ABS / All prices reach annual lows / Oversupply and weak demand continue / Possible trend reversal in January

03.01.2020

PET December 2019: Prices bottom out / More expensive imports stabilise the lowest prices / Monthly contracts slip too / Recycled PET still costs more than virgin material / Calm start of the year

03.01.2020

PVC December 2019: Few impulses in December / Notations stuck in a rollover / Modest demand at year's end January with slight markups

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

06.09.2019

Composites/GRP August 2019: Resins lose ground despite SM rise / Steep slide for feedstocks / Upswing possible next month / Glass fibre unchanged

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

14.01.2020

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2019: Most grades see rollovers or decreases / ABS is the exception / Generally weak demand / Several plants shut down or lower operation rates

13.01.2020

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2019: LDPE and PP notations fall / Most polymers witness low demand / Chinese New Year festival in latter January to keep demand weak

18.12.2019

Russia November 2019: Slumps for many grades / Mostly very low demand / PET, PP and PS show more resilience in some areas / Further declines expected in December

13.12.2019

North America November 2019: Prices down across the board / Trade conflict and weak domestic demand have negative effect / As yet no impact on prices after explosion in Texas / Year expected to end on a low due to upcoming holidays

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