POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2010: Further increases for polyolefins / Prices and margins return to pre-crisis level / PVC also gains ground / Styrenics producers gain as SM notations fall

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics in May 2010: Notations on a slow upward curve / Supply of many products remains limited / Demand boosted by seasonal effects / June will also be a sellers' market

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Poland's Basell Orlen declares force majeure for PP