POLYMER PRICES

North America November: Fundamental market weakness, lower feedstock costs put pressure on prices / End of year expected to be quiet

POLYMER PRICES

North America October: Polymers still under pressure / Weak demand, lower feedstock prices slow down the market / Revival not expected in November

POLYMER PRICES

North America September: Prices stable or lower / Demand still weak in key customer industries / Lower oil prices put pressure on costs / No recovery expected in October

POLYMER PRICES

North America August: Prices show mixed development / Falling prices for primary products, high inventories, weak demand characterise situation / No recovery expected in September

POLYMER PRICES

North America July: Mixed price development / Demand remains weak in all customer sectors, but feedstocks trend firmer / Tariff agreement fails to completely eliminate uncertainty

POLYMER PRICES

North America June: Prices trend sideways or firmer / Uncertainty due to US tariff policy / Hurricane season likely to trigger more stock purchases / Price increases announced for standard thermoplastics in July

POLYMER PRICES

North America May: Prices unchanged or down / Key sectors still weak / Tariff policy continues to create uncertainty / Feedstock costs predominantly lower / Sluggish environment set to continue in June

PFAS

Trump EPA to scale back parts of Biden-era regulatory focus / Restrictions on PFOA and PFOS should survive rewrite

DENKA

Japanese chemical group to shutter US chloroprene plant / Severe financial losses / Trump's reversal of lawsuit not enough

PFAS

EPA chief seeks own PFAS strategy / Zeldin announces ‘major actions' / Details still cloudy

POLYMER PRICES

North America April: Prices broadly under pressure / Demand remains subdued in almost all sectors / US tariff policy unsettles processors / No recovery expected in May

POLYMER PRICES

North America March: Prices trend mostly sideways / Weak basis, falling feedstock prices and “enormous uncertainty due to tariffs” / Further reductions likely in April

PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA

Trump EPA drops Biden-era lawsuit against Denka / Chloroprene risk claimed to be overstated

POLYMER PRICES

North America February: Unrest on US polymer market due to Trump's threat of import tariffs / Prices vary but predominantly stable

POLYMER PRICES

North America January: Enzo, Trump drive up prices of standard thermoplastics / Engineering grades stagnate in weak market / Uncertainty around tariffs in February

PFAS

Lawsuit wants Chemours fined for discharges overshoot / Quo vadis EPA?

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

‘Trump 2.0' will see major changes in climate legislation / ACC staffers return to EPA

POLYMER PRICES

North America December: Stable to slightly falling prices in combination with sluggish demand and adequate supply / Feedstock quotations firmer recently / Price rises in January unlikely

WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL

President Benny Mermans elected for second term

POLYMER PRICES

North America November: Rollovers, reductions on weak market fundamentals / Weakness set to continue into new year / Trump's customs duties big unknown factor

POLYMER PRICES

North America October: Weak market conditions dominate picture in all segments / Reductions, rollovers everywhere / Softer cost side / November expected to be lower

POLYMER PRICES

North America September: Prices roll over or fall back / Weak demand continues / Production outages have no effect on quotes / Lower feedstock prices and surplus trend support decreases

USA

Revised recycling law draft in Congress seeks 30% recyclate in plastic packaging / Bucshon, Davis look to stimulate private sector investment

POLYMER PRICES

North America August: Most prices roll over or fall / Only polyolefins rise because of increasing feedstock prices / FMs, outages due to weak demand have no effect on prices / No trend turnaround likely

PLASTICS TREATY USA

US seen as shifting position on global plastic-output cuts / Industry slams reports