POLYMER PRICES

North America March: Soaring feedstock costs drive prices significantly higher / Export demand supports polyolefins / Further (substantial) price increases from producers likely in April, with improved margins

TRINSEO

Prices for PS, ABS, SAN surge higher

POLYMER PRICES

Styrenics March: Price hikes to date just a taste of what is to come / Significantly steeper increases expected in April

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering thermoplastics March: Prices rise sharply with triple-digit hikes / Converters prioritise volumes over price / Hybrid contract models emerge

POLYMER PRICES

Propylene April: Margins soar

POLYMER PRICES

Feedstocks March/April

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP March: Significant increase in monthly contracts / Individual specialities no longer available / Massive hike for styrene sets tone for April

POLYMER PRICES

Styrene April: Middle East war causes major surge / Supply at risk

POLYMER PRICES

Polyethylene March: Massive price hikes in wake of Iran war / Supply situation intensifies amid lower utilisation rates, desperate attempts to build stocks / Catastrophic prospects for April

TRINSEO

Further price hike for PMMA products

POLYMER PRICES

Polypropylene March: Prices increase almost daily / Low production, high demand make the material a sought-after commodity / Rally continues in April

POLYMER PRICES

Benzene April: European production only just covers demand

WACKER CHEMIE

Silicone specialist announces higher prices

OXEA

Price hikes for chemicals used in plasticisers and coatings

POLYMER PRICES

Ethylene April: Huge jump upwards

POLYMER PRICES

PVC March: Iran war triggers massive price increases / Ethylene contract soars in April / Limited availability puts further pressure on prices

POLYMER PRICES

PET March: A desperate run on volumes / Converters attempt to fill warehouses / Further massive price increases likely

POLYMER PRICES

Paraxylene March: Contract spikes amid war-related rise in costs

UPDATE - BASF

Significant increase for PA 6.6 in Europe

LANXESS

Price rises for inorganic pigments