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Recent Polymer Price Reports
Polyurethane feedstocks July
Tough negotiations over further price cuts / Sluggish demand persists despite largely normal supply levels / Further price cuts expected by September
24.07.2026
Butadiene August
Rise in naphtha costs dampens downtrend
24.07.2026
Paraxylene July
European contract retreats slightly
22.07.2026
Engineering recyclate July
Very few price changes reported / Weak demand creates supply surplus / Use of cheaper virgin material under consideration / Minor price adjustments likely for rest of July
21.07.2026
Standard recyclate July
Recyclers forced to make concessions / Prices under pressure from low-priced virgin material, seasonally weak demand / August expected to remain subdued
20.07.2026
Forecasts July
Hardly any movement despite geopolitical uncertainty
16.07.2026
Standard thermoplastics trend July
Summer holidays and cheap US imports exert pressure on prices / Converters call for a return to normal levels / Stock-cutting measures prevalent
14.07.2026
China engineering thermoplastics June
All grades drop as Middle East tensions ease / Sharply falling crude, feedstock costs meet weak demand / July outlook uncertain after US-Iran military escalation, typhoon Bavi
14.07.2026
North America June
Price cuts for polyolefins and PVC, hikes for PS and PA 6.6 / Most engineering grades stay put / Feedstock costs down / Downtrend to continue in July as demand remains poor
13.07.2026
Paraxylene June
Asian markdown largely priced in
10.07.2026
China standard thermoplastics June
Most prices decline sharply / Demand weak in off-season as feedstock costs ease / Quotations could rise in July if US-Iran military escalation continues
09.07.2026
June contract
Still no agreement
06.07.2026
Composites/GRP June
Resin prices fluctuate between rollover and reductions / Trend in glass fibres points to slight rise in prices / Freight costs for imports not factored in fully yet
03.07.2026
Engineering thermoplastics June
Prices level out / Imports compensate for production cutbacks / July expected to see continuation of weak demand
03.07.2026
Styrenics June
Prices decline amid feeble demand / Market players expect prices to plummet in July
02.07.2026
Polypropylene June
Prices fall sharply but lead to hardly any purchases / Supply exceeds demand / Orders remain scarce / No improvement expected in July
02.07.2026
Polyethylene June
Price reductions significantly below drop of monomer / Imports improve supply / Orders still at low level
02.07.2026
Feedstocks June/July 2026
02.07.2026
Styrene July
Down for first time in seven months
01.07.2026
PET June
Price spiral turns downwards / Seasonal demand below expectations despite heatwave / Converters to supply customers from full warehouses / Further reductions expected
01.07.2026
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)
03.08.2026
Standard thermoplastics
04.08.2026
Engineering thermoplastics
04.08.2026
Petrochemical feedstocks/aromatics
04.08.2026
Composites/GRP
13.08.2026
Forecast Ethylene and Propylene Trend
13.08.2026
Forecast Polymers
14.08.2026
Standard thermoplastics trend
20.08.2026
Standard recyclate
21.08.2026
Engineering recyclate
24.08.2026
Polyurethane feedstocks
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