POLYMER PRICES

Feedstocks April/May

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Styrene May: Contract declines further

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PET April: Demand still weak / Increased imports boosting supply / Buyers hold off as prices fall / Markets subdued worldwide / No substantial improvement in sight

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PVC April: Declining raw material costs, sluggish demand pull down prices / Downward trend expected to continue in May

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Ethylene May: Another considerable decline

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Propylene May: Contract fixed considerably lower again

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Benzene May: Contract falls to lowest level since start of 2021

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Butadiene May: Naphtha deduction drives price down

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Polyurethane feedstocks April: Prices between rollover and small uptick / Demand remains weak / US punitive tariffs drive exports from Asia to Europe

KURARAY

Significant markups for PVOH materials

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Engineering recyclate April: Demand hobbles along like a wounded animal / Prices surprisingly stable

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Standard recyclate April: Demand increases slightly but no sign of a turnaround / Recyclers still under strong cost pressure / Small boom in PET market

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China engineering thermoplastics March: Prices drop across the board / Feedstock costs follow crude lower / April quotations seen trending stable to down

PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR

Quotations move back down / Uncertainty exerts downward pressure

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Standard thermoplastics trend April: Tariff disputes hinder early agreements for polyethylene / Declining costs put pressure on prices for PP, PS, EPS

POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS

PIE extends forecast horizon for polymer prices to six months

RÖHM

Trade wars trigger price hikes for PMMA moulding compounds

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China standard thermoplastics March: Quotations for nearly all grades trend lower / Imbalanced supply-demand, drop in feedstock costs / Outlook mixed with impact from tariffs expected

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North America March: Prices trend mostly sideways / Weak basis, falling feedstock prices and “enormous uncertainty due to tariffs” / Further reductions likely in April

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Composites/GRP March: Styrene reduction could push resin prices down in April / Virtually no movement in glass fibre