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

KURARAY

Elastomers set to become significantly more expensive

CORRECTION - POLYMER PRICES

Polypropylene May: Uneven prices / Reinforced compounds significantly more expensive / Sluggish demand suggests normalisation in June

POLYMER PRICES

Polyethylene May: Agreements go in different directions / Mostly rollovers due to weaker demand / Prices in June expected to fall / Market trends to a surplus

POLYMER PRICES

Styrenics May: Prices trend further upwards / Demand ebbs noticeably after panic buying / At most minor price changes in June

POLYMER PRICES

Feedstocks May/June

POLYMER PRICES

Styrene June: Contract edges up again

POLYMER PRICES

Ethylene June: Reference eases from previous high

POLYMER PRICES

PET May: Uptrend comes to surprisingly rapid halt / Realistic approach takes over after panic to secure supplies / Demand subdued despite peak season / Situation still unstable

POLYMER PRICES

PVC May: Moderate cost pass-through rather than price rally / Ample supply of material / Little demand / Further stabilisation expected in June