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Composites/GRP May 2014: Ortho resins see little change / Players satisfied with business / Glass fibre stable / Potential hike attempts unlikely to have an effect

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Composites/GRP April 2014: Notations for ortho resins and glass fibre products unchanged / Strong demand meets long supply / No bottlenecks / Stability likely

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Composites/GRP March 2014: Ortho resins notations unchanged despite lower feedstock costs / Most glass fibre products move sideways / Strong demand expected in April

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Composites/GRP February 2014: Steady erosion of ortho resins prices continues / Upward pressure on lower end despite SM slide / Higher quality chopped strand mats making gains

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Composites/GRP January 2014: Ortho resins still flat / Slight upward trend expected in February / Glass fibres mostly stable / Rovings now tending somewhat firmer

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Composites/GRP December 2013: Little price movement at year's end / Only ortho resins down slightly / Supply mostly exceeds demand / January hikes for glass fibre

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Composites/GRP November 2013: Slight decline in ortho resin prices / Availability in line with weak demand / Glass fibre prices stable / Hardly any changes forecast for December

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Composites/GRP October 2013: Resin prices go up following September's feedstock hike / November likely to see declines amid mostly normal demand / Notations for glass fibre products largely stable

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Composites/GRP September 2013: Ortho resins prices rise slightly at the top end of the range / Demand largely normal / Feedstock hikes could drive developments in October / Glass fibre reinforcements mostly unchanged

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Composites/GRP August 2013: Ortho resins downslide bottoms out / First hike announcements expected in September / Demand recovering / Glass fibre products unchanged

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Composites/GRP July 2013: Ortho resins lose a little more ground, despite producers' hike plans / Stability expected in August / Glass fibre unchanged / First Egyptian direct roving shipments delayed

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Composites/GRP June 2013: Resins prices crumble slightly / Demand softens as summer holidays start / Glass fibre products unchanged at the end of the second quarter

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Composites/GRP May 2013: Ortho resins still softening / Demand seasonally strong / Feedstocks higher / Slight further easing possible in June / Glass fibre products unchanged

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Composites/GRP April 2013: Ortho resins give way on upstream declines / Battles for market share continue / More downward momentum in May / Standard chopped strand mats lose strength

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Composites/GRP March 2013: Market moves into higher gear / Glass fibre and standard chopped strand mats show surprising momentum / More of producers' targeted price hikes likely to go through

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Composites/GRP February 2013: Uneven movement for medium-reactive ortho resins / Slightly higher prices / Long supply / Demand slacker than expected / Glass fibre products stable

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Composites/GRP January 2013: Resins see slight gains / Producers seek across-the-board hikes / Demand boosted by inventory refilling / Direct roving loses more momentum

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Composites/GRP December 2012: Resins prices unchanged / Direct roving slightly cheaper / End-of-year demand slack as forecast / Hike for matrix materials expected in North America / No movement in Europe

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Composites/GRP November 2012: Medium reactive ortho resins and glass fibre products unchanged / Supply and demand in balance with slight tendency toward surplus / Just a single call for hikes in January

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Composites/GRP October 2012: Last rock-bottom ortho resins prices banished / Demand trends farther downward / Glass fibre mostly unchanged / New capacities in Europe