POLYMER PRICES

Styrene July: Down for first time in seven months

POLYMER PRICES

PET June: Price spiral turns downwards / Seasonal demand below expectations despite heatwave / Converters to supply customers from full warehouses / Further reductions expected

POLYMER PRICES

PVC June: Prices start to fall / Weak demand shifts balance of power / Reduction in ethylene contract paves way for further price reductions in July

POLYMER PRICES

Benzene July: Discounts higher than expected

POLYMER PRICES

Ethylene July: Buyer reluctance weighs on contract price

POLYMER PRICES

Propylene July: Price slump amid reluctance to buy

POLYMER PRICES

Butadiene July: Downward trend gathers pace

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks June: Those focused on securing volumes left at disadvantage / Price reductions of up to EUR 300/t / Demand at rock bottom / Discounts continue

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering recyclate June: Demand, prices fall significantly / Material abundantly available / Early start to summer slowdown

POLYMER PRICES

Standard recyclate June: High sales volumes juxtapose low sales prices / No boom in demand expected for summer / Imports of virgin material put pressure on recyclate market

PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR

Prices on downward spiral in Europe / Further falls expected in coming weeks

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend June: Polyolefin prices fall significantly / Styrenics see greater stability

POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS

Naphtha weakness amplifies correction

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics May: Prices lower across the board / Weak demand, falling feedstock costs exert pressure / Further decline expected amid off-season

POLYMER PRICES

North America May: Polymer markets calm down / Demand remains subdued, feedstocks volatile / Plans to push through increases in June encounter cautious buyers

POLYMER PRICES

China standard thermoplastics May: Most prices trend lower on weak demand / Further decreases expected in June / Market returns to pricing based on fundamentals

POLYMER PRICES

Paraxylene May: Surprising rise in price

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering thermoplastics May: Prices move in different directions / Calls for significant increases plus weak demand mostly limit price rises / Further slowdown expected in June

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP May: No end to upward trend for resins in sight / Low-priced imports keep some glass fibre prices unchanged / No stimuli from application markets

TRINSEO

Another price increase for polystyrene