POLYMER PRICES

Engineering Thermoplastics April 2017: Wave of increases rolls on through the market / Rises smaller than in March / Market tending tight / Some delivery times lengthen significantly / Effects could last into May

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering Thermoplastics March 2017: Market swamped by wave of price hikes / Polyamide notations skyrocket / Further increases expected in April / Upward pressure will continue

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Engineering Thermoplastics February 2017: Cost explosion sends shock waves through the market / Polyamides make a triple-digit leap / Step-by-step implementation of quarterly increases / Rally to continue

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Engineering Thermoplastics January 2017: Growing sense of a new beginning / Exploding petrochemical prices in Asia send shock waves around the world / Initial signs of an upward move / Major increases expected in February

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Engineering Thermoplastics December 2016: Little movement as the year draws to a close / PMMA continues to rise / Producers plan January offensive / Rising costs / Price hikes highly probable

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Engineering Thermoplastics November 2016: Minor movement for traditional materials / Only PMMA trending up / Buyers and producers agree on truce until year's end / Suppliers preparing for a January offensive

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Engineering Thermoplastics October 2016: New quarter begins on stable footing / Slight declines limited to PA 6 and POM / Producers' calls for hikes fall on deaf ears / Little price movement expected for November

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Engineering Thermoplastics September 2016: Problems with PC and PA 6 give way to stability / PA 6.6 and POM point down / PBT mostly calm / PMMA under upward pressure / October likely to be a mixed bag

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Engineering Thermoplastics August 2016: Downward pressure on PC and PA 6 unabated / PA 6.6, PBT and POM stabilise / PMMA points higher / Trends continue / Automotive weak

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Engineering Thermoplastics July 2016: Prices mostly stable / POM slumps / Latent rumbling on polyamide and PMMA cost front / Holiday month of August likely to remain calm / More intensive discussions expected in autumn

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Engineering Thermoplastics June 2016: Little movement on the market in general / Minor corrections at best / Mostly business as usual / Despite slight rise in costs, no incentive for hikes in July

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Engineering Thermoplastics May 2016: Upturn increasingly palpable / Initial rises already implemented / Quarterly negotiations looming / Cost increases force producers' hands in calling for hikes

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Engineering Thermoplastics April 2016: Notations stabilise, as expected / Initial hikes for PC / Decline for polyamides and erosion in PBT and POM comes to an end / Upward trend in May

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Engineering Thermoplastics March 2016: Notations fall again / Reductions in Q1 agreements factored into monthly transactions / Turnaround seems imminent / Rising feedstock prices have firming impact

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Engineering Thermoplastics February 2016: Downtrend gains momentum / Cost reductions meet strong output, imports and weakening demand / Price pressure to continue in March

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Engineering Thermoplastics January 2016: Notations remain comparatively weak / Hopes for slide at the beginning of the new year quashed / Many quarterly agreements still being negotiated / Ongoing downtrend

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Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Polyamide prices continue to fall / PC and PMMA also slightly lower / Buyers tied to long-term contracts will fight excessive prices next year

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Engineering Thermoplastics November 2015: Notations continue to crumble / Polyamides increasingly under pressure / Further erosion in PC and PMMA / Trends likely to continue in December

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering Thermoplastics October 2015: Polyamides begin to slide / PMMA also starts to erode / PC surprisingly stable / PBT and POM mostly calm / Respective trends will continue in November

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Notations come under pressure / Slump in cost of benzene begins to impact PA 6 / Start of new quarter and VW crisis will nibble increasingly at prices during October