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05.05.2020

Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: April/May 2020

02.04.2020

Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: March/April 2020

01.04.2020

Record price drop for benzene / Olefins also in a free fall

03.03.2020

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: February/March 2020

04.02.2020

Base Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Feedstocks: January/February 2020

Engineering Thermoplastics

07.05.2020

Engineering thermoplastics April 2020: Small price cuts initially / Hesitant pick-up in demand / Volume planning in price negotiations / Substantial reductions expected in May

06.04.2020

Engineering thermoplastics March 2020: Most grades roll over / Only polyamides on the decline / Benzene crash to overshadow April / E&E sector could stabilise prices for POM and PBT

05.03.2020

Engineering thermoplastics February 2020: Price stability on a broad front / Quarterly agreements provide support / Demand slightly above expectations / Differing trends likely in March

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

20.05.2020

Polyurethane feedstocks May 2020: Steep plunge / Producer inventories full / Demand for the most part very weak / Downswing could bottom out in June

22.04.2020

Polyurethane feedstocks April 2020: Isocyanates little changed / Decreases on the horizon / Foam product demand sinks by a third / Rigid polyols precursors compete with disinfectants

23.03.2020

Polyurethane feedstocks March 2020: First signs of hoarding push isocyanates higher / Polyols' rise strongest in recent memory / Sales to consumer sectors may slow or collapse due to coronavirus

20.02.2020

Polyurethane feedstocks February 2020: Isocyanates give way / Chinese virus epidemic pressures pure MDI sharply / Producers hike polyols / Exports to China much diminished

22.01.2020

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

19.05.2020

Engineering recyclate May 2020: Reductions of as much as EUR 300/t / Large-scale cancelling of orders / Most recycling line production cut back or shut down

18.05.2020

Standard recyclate May 2020: Downtrend continues / Competition from cheaper virgin materials / Covid-19-related slump in demand / Margins are eroding / Further decreases expected in June

20.04.2020

Engineering recyclate April 2020: Most recycled material suppliers take prices over into April / Processing comes to a standstill and restricts plastics scrap availability / Price cuts probable

17.04.2020

Standard recyclate April 2020: Coronavirus shakes up market / Dwindling demand, cutbacks and short-time working / Crash in virgin material prices pressures rPE and rPP / Lasting damage expected

19.03.2020

Engineering recyclate March 2020: Reductions only for recycled polyamide 6.6 GF and polycarbonate / Supply plentiful / Wide-ranging price cuts expected in April / Fall in virgin material prices and coronavirus-related slump in demand

18.03.2020

Standard recyclate March 2020: Recycled polyolefins yield noticeably / PET supply situation precarious / Demand picks up only slowly / Discounts predominate in March

Standard Thermoplastics

14.05.2020

Standard thermoplastics trend May 2020: With PE, most producers factor in half the C2 reduction / Battle for price cuts heats up / Industrial packaging on tough road back to normality

06.05.2020

Polyethylene April 2020: Order activity varies / Producers consider controlling supply / More price cuts expected in May after cost of ethylene drops again

06.05.2020

Polypropylene April 2020: Triple-digit rebates across the board / Coronavirus hits automotive demand / Compounding lines shut / More rebates likely in May

06.05.2020

Styrenics April 2020: Prices continue to plummet / Partial transfer of cost reductions / Softening in the course of the month / Coronavirus crisis shapes demand / Smaller discounts expected in May

05.05.2020

PET April 2020: Plunging costs cushioned by sudden boom in demand / Disinfectants to prevent spread of Covid-19 need packaging / Price pressure continues

05.05.2020

PVC April 2020: Notations fall after cost of ethylene plunges / Producers hang on to margin component / Further price reductions expected in May

08.05.2020

Composites/GRP April 2020: Resins crash in April / Chopped strand mats under some pressure / Soft demand claims its due / Downswing may bottom out in May

07.04.2020

Composites/GRP March 2020: Cautious optimism in the market / SM price plunge will pull resin farther downward / Glass fibre unchanged / Cancelled JEC trade fair is a missing catalyst

06.03.2020

Composites/GRP February 2020: Styrene rise pushes prices higher / Demand visibly slowing / Uneven development for glass fibre products

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

15.05.2020

Russia April 2020: Notations fall noticeably / PVC moving upward / Virus pandemic shuts down refineries and production lines / Frequent supply overhangs despite shutdowns

15.05.2020

North America April 2020: Unprecedented plunge in oil price causes thermoplastics prices to tumble / Inventories at record level after plant closures / Producers opt for shutdowns

13.05.2020

China standard thermoplastics April 2020: Negative crude oil prices impact domestic polymer markets / Only polypropylene rises on demand for medical supplies / Mostly low demand to continue in May

12.05.2020

China engineering thermoplastics April 2020: Large falls for prices of most grades / Ups and downs of crude oil prices impact polymer markets / Subdued demand expected in May

17.04.2020

North America March 2020: Rollover and minor price reductions still predominate / Situation worsens for many converters towards end of month / Massive fall in feedstock costs makes price cuts likely in April

16.04.2020

China engineering thermoplastics March 2020: Covid-19 pandemic continues to exert its effects / Prices of most engineering polymers fall / April's outlook appears to have more of the same

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