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Styrenics September 2023: SM cost increase brings triple-digit surcharges for some grades / Significantly lower price movements in distribution / Further price increases likely for October

CORRECTION - POLYMER PRICES

Polypropylene September 2023: Increases return / Pricier C3, balanced supply halt recent erosion / More upward momentum likely in October

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Polyethylene September 2023: Cutbacks in production and meagre demand settle at low level, leading to a balanced market / Rise in cost of C2 points the way for October / No significant recovery in sight

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PET September 2023: PX cost increases passed on only marginally in hikes / Demand still sliding / First plant shutdown in Western Europe / European production under severe pressure

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PVC September 2023: Prices turn upward for the first time after months / Producers able to pass on pro-rata feedstock prices / Demand picks up sluggishly after end of holiday season

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Standard thermoplastics trend September 2023: Significant price hikes despite weak demand / Higher monomer costs are main reason / Ordering picks up only hesitantly after summer lull / Converters buy no more than necessary

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Styrenics August 2023: Higher styrene costs end downward trend of previous months / Demand remains weak / Further price increases expected in September

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Polypropylene August 2023: Most contracts roll over / Tendency towards firmer quotations in second half of the month / Hikes in September seem certain

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Polyethylene August 2023: Producers' calls for increases first refused then accepted / Budding demand in September could be stifled by extensive price rises / Pipe segment remains a concern

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PVC August 2023: Prices still in reverse gear / Demand remains very weak / Prices set to pick up slightly in September

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PET August 2023: Situation calmer in holiday month / Upward movement in PX results in slight price increase / Pressure from imports noticeably lower / Slight upward trend toward Q4

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Standard thermoplastics trend August 2023: Monomers set the tone / Polyolefins largely unchanged / PS trends firmer

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Polyethylene July 2023: Some converters win triple-digit reductions / Holiday season further weakens demand / Somewhere between rollover and further price cuts in August

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Polypropylene July 2023: Downhill slide persists / C3 tumbles / Weak demand spurs fresh concessions / Pressure should ease in August

UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES

Styrenics July 2023: Prices continue to erode / Weak demand leads to discounts above cost reduction / Sharply increased spot prices point to price reversal in August

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PET July 2023: Demand from end markets remains weak / Less pressure from imports / Converters believe the price has bottomed out and are restocking at low prices / Developments in August depend on feedstock prices

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PVC July 2023: Prices still moving down / Reductions due to weak demand / Downward adjustments expected for August as well

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Standard thermoplastics trend July 2023: All prices continue fall / Softer monomer costs, weak demand drive reductions / Further declines likely

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Polypropylene June 2023: Long supply and soft demand trigger declines / Compounds lose significant ground / More price cuts expected in July

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Styrenics June 2023: Triple-digit discounts for all materials / Onset of holiday season further dampens demand / Prices expected to trend further down