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Composites/GRP December 2023: Price downswing continues / Glass fibre may have bottomed out / Demand remains weak

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Composites/GRP November 2023: Resins ease / Inventory drawdowns cloud market / Glass fibres could be near bottom

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Composites/GRP October 2023: Little momentum for resin, glass fibre / Cheaper styrene may prompt more rebates for resin in coming weeks / Approaching year-end is palpable

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Composites/GRP September 2023: Resin prices bottom out / Costly styrene likely the driver / Glass fibre little changed / Demand sees scant improvement

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Composites/GRP August 2023: Resin price decline may have bottomed out / No upswing in September expected despite firmer styrene / Glass fibre unchanged

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Composites/GRP July 2023: Styrene gain in August suggests end of resin declines / Glass fibre prices erode

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Composites/GRP June 2023: Bitter battles for customers and orders / Lower costs pressure resin / Glass fibre prices hold up well

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Composites/GRP May 2023: Resin prices still under pressure / Drop in styrene to accelerate downward trend / Plunge in assembled roving

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Composites/GRP April 2023: Prices slide as energy surcharges fall away / Inflation reduces demand sharply / Big picture fuzzy / Little change likely in May

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Composites/GRP March 2023: Styrene's fall pressures resin prices / Some chopped strand mats in sharp decline / Notable improvement

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Composites/GRP February 2023: Resin prices come under renewed pressure with styrene reduction in March / Cheaper imports pressure glass fibre

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Composites/GRP January 2023: Sharp drops for some resins, glass fibres / Converters bide their time

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Composites/GRP December 2022: January styrene rebound makes up for December decline / Possible rollover for resins

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Composites/GRP November 2022: Price “atrocities” likely done with / First rebates for resin / Styrene contract lends push / Glass fibre trend may be reversing, too

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Composites/GRP October 2022: Significant rebates for resins / Soft demand drives downtrend / Most GF types roll over

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Composites/GRP September 2022: Resins downswing accelerates / Producers want to pass on more energy surcharges / Upward trend for glass fibre in Q4?

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Composites/GRP August 2022: Resin prices signal easing at end of August / Rock-bottom demand especially for cars, construction / More major price cuts coming / Glass trends firmer

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Composites/GRP July 2022: Resin mostly downward / Summer holidays depress demand / Styrene plunge will have ripple effect / Mixed picture for glass fibre

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Composites/GRP June 2022: Resin prices still rising / Summer holidays to curb ordering / Styrene to be the price driver in July / Glass fibre could soon see a rollover

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Composites/GRP May 2022: Resin prices move higher / With feedstocks rising, no plateau is in sight / Imports help to ease glass fibre tightness