ADVANSIX

Sales volumes, revenue plummet in Q4 / Overcapacities, price pressure / Major Chinese projects flood market

BASF

Price hike for PA 6 chain announced in aftermath of force majeure / Bottlenecks possible on rising demand

POLYMER PRICES

North America February 2024: Prices vary as feedstocks rise, demand remains subdued / Forces majeures prop up PP / Engineering thermoplastics roll over / Polymers expected to be firmer

POLYMER PRICES

North America April 2023: Widespread reductions despite a few plant outages / Feedstock prices softer / Revival in demand still on hold / May prices expected to be lower across the board

ADVANSIX

US winter cuts plant utilisation / Sales volume falls 10% in 2022

POLYMER PRICES

North America June 2022: Many large price reductions, except for styrene-based plastics / Demand slows in view of rising prices and interest rates / Poor prospects for upcoming months

ADVANSIX

PA 6 producer doubles earnings / First acquisition since separation from Honeywell

ADVANSIX

Strong earnings with PA 6 / Recyclates from own production

POLYMER PRICES

North America August 2021: Prices mixed despite Hurricane Ida / Production downtimes drive up standard thermoplastics in particular / ABS, PC and polyamides move sideways / Market hopes for a breath of fresh air in September

POLYMER PRICES

North America June 2021: Polyolefin and PVC prices rise again / Pressure eases for styrenics / Most engineering thermoplastics largely firmer / Tight supply situation expected to bring further increases in July

POLYMER PRICES

North America April 2021: Mammoth price increases dominate the picture / Converters despair over record costs / Benzene price explodes / High costs and low inventories point to new record demands for May

POLYMER PRICES

North America March 2021: Prices race from one high to the next / Shortage of material leads to stoppages in processing / Slight easing of the situation with PP / Further increases on the cards for April

POLYMER PRICES

North America February 2021: Dramatic shortages spark price explosion / Winter storms on Gulf of Mexico bring production to standstill / Producers often unable to meet demand / Relief unlikely

POLYMER PRICES

North America August 2018: China's import duties on PE take effect / PP and polyamides undergo some considerable price hikes / Current trends to continue in September

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PA 6: AdvanSix declares force majeure in the US / Problems at largest US caprolactam production plant

ADVANSIX

Honeywell spin-off starts trading as independent company / Shares launched on New York Stock Exchange

HONEYWELL

Polyamide and chemical businesses to be spun off in early 2017 / New company called AdvanSix