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Recent Polymer Price Reports
Engineering recyclate December
Cheap virgin material puts prices under further pressure / Early maintenance shutdowns / Glimmer of hope emerges for January
16.12.2025
Standard recyclate December
Ample stock and little demand – short production month reveals market glut / Companies to close early
15.12.2025
Standard thermoplastics trend December
Rollovers for polyolefins, PVC; small increases for styrenics
11.12.2025
China engineering thermoplastics November
Prices mostly decrease on weak downstream demand / POM slightly higher as supply tightens / Ordering to remain low in December as off-season continues
11.12.2025
Forecasts December
Sideways or downward shift at start of new year
11.12.2025
North America November
Fundamental market weakness, lower feedstock costs put pressure on prices / End of year expected to be quiet
10.12.2025
China standard thermoplastics November
Almost all prices fall despite rise in feedstock costs / High supply, weak demand exert pressure / Some impulses expected from incentive policies
10.12.2025
Engineering thermoplastics November
Prices fall less than expected / Weak demand keeps stocks high / Long production downtimes expected
03.12.2025
Composites/GRP November
Falling feedstock prices, weak demand weigh on resin prices / Glass fibres also slightly cheaper
03.12.2025
Polypropylene November
Propylene contract drags down prices for polymer / Sluggish demand, inexpensive imports cause pressure / No improvement in December
02.12.2025
Polyethylene November
Prices slide again / Weak demand, low capacity utilisation / No improvement expected in short month of December
02.12.2025
Styrenics November
Eight-month slump depresses prices to their lowest level since early 2021 / Downward trend likely to end in December
02.12.2025
Feedstocks November/December
02.12.2025
Styrene December
Contract price rises again for first time in eight months
01.12.2025
PET November
Market still at rock bottom / Little change in December / Expectations highly subdued for 2026 as well
01.12.2025
PVC November
Quotations give way / Important price adjustment at turn of year
01.12.2025
Benzene December
Reference rises again
28.11.2025
Propylene December
Like ethylene, contract rolls over
28.11.2025
Paraxylene November
First price hike since June
28.11.2025
Ethylene December
Contract rolls over
28.11.2025
Producers announcements
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Energy Cost Surcharges
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The polymer prices reported by Plastics Information Europe (PIE) already include any energy cost surcharges of the producers and are not listed separately.

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Upcoming publication dates (at the latest)
18.12.2025
Polyurethane feedstocks
22.12.2025
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Final
05.01.2026
Standard thermoplastics
05.01.2026
Petrochemical feedstocks/aromatics
06.01.2026
Engineering thermoplastics
06.01.2026
Composites/GRP
15.01.2026
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Trend
15.01.2026
Forecast Polymers
15.01.2026
Standard thermoplastics trend
19.01.2026
Standard recyclate
20.01.2026
Engineering recyclate
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