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Polyurethane Feedstocks January 2019: Isocyanates gradually weakening / Bottom may be reached in Q2 / Demand still sluggish / Producers push for hikes

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Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2018: Isocyanates price slide halted / Weak demand across the board / Downwards into January / Polyols under pressure

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Polyurethane feedstocks November 2018: Polymeric MDI and TDI collapse / Long supply and weak demand / More rebates in December likely / Polyols mostly stable

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Polyurethane Feedstocks October 2018: Isocyanate downswing accelerates / Slacker demand from automotive and construction / More room at the bottom?

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Polyurethane Feedstocks September 2018: Further sharp drops for crude MDI and TDI / Demand lagging behind expectations / Marked volatility for TDI in October / MDI grades set to calm down

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Polyurethane Feedstocks August 2018: TDI trips over persistently higher MDI / Demand visibly weak / Polyols mostly unchanged / TDI and polymeric MDI stall

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Polyurethane Feedstocks July 2018: Pure MDI still soaring / TDI prices subject to less pressure / Polymeric MDI and polyols largely stagnating / Trends set to continue in August

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Polyurethane Feedstocks June 2018: Chaos on isocyanates market / Prices move in both directions / Trends hold / Demand from some applications clearly weaker

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Polyurethane Feedstocks May 2018: Price relief for isocyanates / Demand weakens slightly / Polyols unchanged / MDI and TDI prices should soften

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Polyurethane Feedstocks April 2018: Price gap between MDI grades widens / TDI firmer / High prices curb demand / MDI normalising, TDI still tight

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Polyurethane Feedstocks March 2018: MDI heading down, TDI firmer, polyols stable / Trends likely to continue / Demand just about satisfactory overall / Slight restrictions on availability / Converters switching to other materials

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Polyurethane Feedstocks February 2018: Uneven movement for MDI / Polymeric grade softer, pure firmer / TDI und polyols also somewhat firmer

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Polyurethane Feedstocks January 2018: MDI softens / TDI firms again after a breather / Demand rebounds after holidays / Path still diverging going into February

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Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2017: Rollover for MDI / Small increase for TDI / Isocyanates expected to point downward as new year begins / Polyols market mostly quiet

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Polyurethane Feedstocks November 2017: Isocyanates slightly higher / Outages still felt / Markets seek price boundaries / Converters and end users explore alternatives

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Polyurethane feedstocks October 2017: Slight upward trend holds / BASF's TDI glitch makes scant impression / Polyols prices unchanged / Demand brisk despite tightening supply

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Polyurethane Feedstocks September 2017: MDI climbs incessantly / Global supply hit by US hurricane and refinery stoppages in China / TDI up again / Polyols stable / Trends to continue

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Polyurethane Feedstocks August 2017: MDI still tight but September could see hikes / TDI stability uncertain / Polyols mostly unchanged / Overall demand robust

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Polyurethane Feedstocks July 2017: MDI even higher / Slight gains for TDI / Polyols slacken / Quieter trading amid summer lull / MDI buyers still scrambling for material

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Polyurethane Feedstocks June 2017: Isocyanates still tight / Market could cool noticeably in July / Firm demand unlikely to slacken / Minimal growth for polyols