POLYMER PRICES

Polypropylene July 2024: Rollovers almost everywhere / Isolated advance purchases of materials for post-holiday period / Final lull in orders expected in August

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Styrenics July 2024: Prices drop significantly amid weak demand, decent supply / Plant outages strong price drivers in August / Polymer demand continues to decline

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Polyethylene July 2024: Dynamic market despite summer / Prices expected to rise in August / Gap between feedstock spot price, contract price increases

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PVC July 2024: Prices rise despite summer lull / Market reacts to anti-dumping duties / Little price movement expected in August

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PET July 2024: Hopes of a pickup dashed / Boost from major events just a flash in the pan / End market still dominated by poor consumer mood

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Standard thermoplastics trend July 2024: Rollover for polyolefins, significant reductions for styrenics / Prices move in line with feedstocks

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Polypropylene June 2024: Barely any momentum from application segments / Weak demand continues / Imports arriving with delays / Slight change expected in July

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Styrenics June 2024: Declining SM reference further depresses prices / Demand weak / Significant discounts expected for July

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Polyethylene June 2024: Monomer reduction points way for polymer prices / Very few orders before holiday season / Little change expected

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PVC June 2024: Sluggish demand, abundant supply – everything still the same in Europe / No supply bottleneck expected despite unattractive imports

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PET June 2024: Surprising change in direction / Season starts with clear surge in demand / Weak import situation drives prices up / Sudden spread of optimism / Further price hikes to be expected

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Standard thermoplastics trend June 2024: Prices fall further in slipstream of declining monomer costs / No significant impulses from demand

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Polypropylene May 2024: Prices turn downwards / discounts higher than decline in C3 reference

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Styrenics May 2024: Trend reversal after sharp drop in styrene reference / Public holidays dampen already weak demand / Further price reductions likely in June

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Polyethylene May 2024: Abundant supply but weak demand / Reductions go beyond the fall in cost of monomer / Demand expected to be below normal in June

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PVC May 2024: Quotations turn downwards / Ordering activity a long way from normal levels / Price cuts expected in June too despite water shortage in Mexico

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PET May 2024: The merry month turns disappointing / Impulses from end markets mostly fail to materialise / Imports remain unreliable / No enthusiasm in sight despite major events

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Standard thermoplastics trend May 2024: Quotations turn downwards / Additional price pressure on polyolefins due to low-cost imports

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Polypropylene April 2024: Improved supply situation and weak demand dampen price increases / Quotations likely to turn downwards in May

POLYMER PRICES

Styrenics April 2024: Upward trend weakens / Prices likely to turn downwards in May