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Engineering recyclate July: Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination

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Standard Recyclate July: Weak demand leads to widespread production cutbacks / Off-spec material puts additional pressure on prices

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Engineering recyclate June: Prices fall again / Weak demand plus high stock levels create more pressure

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Standard recyclate June: Expensive input material, cheap virgin material, many imports – a toxic cocktail for producers / Uncertain development in July

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Engineering recyclate May: Prices still under pressure / Demand remains weak / No change expected in June

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Standard recyclate May: Heterogenous price development / Construction, logistics sectors pick up slightly / Off-spec material, imports generate pressure

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Engineering recyclate April: Demand hobbles along like a wounded animal / Prices surprisingly stable

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Standard recyclate April: Demand increases slightly but no sign of a turnaround / Recyclers still under strong cost pressure / Small boom in PET market

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Engineering recyclate March: Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus

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Standard recyclate March: Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?

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Engineering recyclate February: Market sees very little activity / Demand remains weak / Spring recovery not expected before second quarter

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Standard recyclate February: Rollover, slight premiums characterise pricing landscape / Seasonal effects expected to increase demand

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Engineering recyclate January: December's ordering boom comes to an end / Compounders resume production gradually / Polypropylene trends differently from the rest

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Standard recyclate January: Prices mostly roll over again / Demand remains weak / Imports further distort market

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Engineering recyclate December: Recyclers, converters in year-end mode / Maintenance work starts early / Glimmer of hope for January

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Standard recyclate December: High stocks paired with low volume calls / Extended plant holidays at many companies / No improvement expected in January

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Engineering recyclate November: Price slump slows down / Converters nevertheless call for reductions / No recovery expected in December

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Standard recyclate November: Weak demand puts further pressure on prices / Processors reduce stocks before year-end

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Engineering recyclate October: No breather for recyclers at start of new quarter / Demand remains main problem

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Standard recyclate October: Year drags to a close / Weak demand, declining prices / Inventory reduction dominates