POLYMER PRICES

PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum

POLYMER PRICES

PET August: Market sluggish, subdued / Minimal business activity / Volumes remain in warehouses / Prices fail to stimulate demand / Little change expected for September

POLYMER PRICES

Benzene September: Contract falls back below May levels

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Ethylene September: Marginal rise in prices

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Propylene September: Contract rolls over

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Paraxylene August: Downward trend continues

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Butadiene September: Downtrend continues

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Polyurethane feedstocks August: Producers insist on price hikes in vain / Quotations trend lower again – except for TDI / Demand expected to improve in September

PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR

Feedstocks, polymers trend lower / Another decline unlikely for polymers in September

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering recyclate August: Prices continue to fall / Sluggish demand from automotive, E&E / Imports from Asia put recyclers under further pressure

POLYMER PRICES

Standard recyclate August: Prices remain at previous month's level / Recyclers experience eroded margins / Little improvement expected for September

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Standard thermoplastics trend August: Small reductions for all materials / Holiday season puts additional damper on sluggish demand

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics July: Downtrend continues on lower feedstock costs / Only PBT slightly higher / August to see similar trend on weak demand

POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS

Naphtha prices remain stable / Few changes likely for intermediates

POLYMER PRICES

China standard thermoplastics July: Prices trend slightly softer across the board / Weak demand from all sectors continues

INEOS STYROLUTION

Slight price reduction for polystyrene

POLYMER PRICES

PX July: Recent upward trend already reversing

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering thermoplastics July: Abundant supply meets meagre demand across all grades / Europe dozes during summer holidays / Prices to decline further in August

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North America July: Mixed price development / Demand remains weak in all customer sectors, but feedstocks trend firmer / Tariff agreement fails to completely eliminate uncertainty

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP July: Small reductions predominated / Prices appear to have bottomed out / EU anti-dumping investigations prompting uncertainty