POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend December: Rollovers for polyolefins, PVC; small increases for styrenics

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Polypropylene November: Propylene contract drags down prices for polymer / Sluggish demand, inexpensive imports cause pressure / No improvement in December

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Polyethylene November: Prices slide again / Weak demand, low capacity utilisation / No improvement expected in short month of December

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Styrenics November: Eight-month slump depresses prices to their lowest level since early 2021 / Downward trend likely to end in December

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PET November: Market still at rock bottom / Little change in December / Expectations highly subdued for 2026 as well

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PVC November: Quotations give way / Important price adjustment at turn of year: NMA

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Standard thermoplastics trend November: Most prices follow monomer reductions / Demand remains weak

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Polyethylene October: Downward price trend could accelerate in November / Converters wait and see / Demand still at rock bottom

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Polypropylene October: Sluggish demand depresses prices / Further discounts on the horizon for November

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Styrenics October: Declining SM contract, weak demand drag prices lower / Further discounts anticipated in November

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PET October: Market misery continues unabated / European production plants in increasingly precarious situation / Imports not leaving warehouses either

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PVC October: Prices move sideways / Downward pressure expected in November / PVC compound formulations to be updated in 2026

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Standard thermoplastics trend October: Polyolefin prices fall / Monomers also down / Strategy for some producers: Volume before price

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Polyethylene September: Market surplus leads to falling prices / Sustained rise in demand not expected until next year

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Polypropylene September: Little to no movement on the market / Prices are being carried forward and demand is not recovering

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Styrenics September: Prices trend downwards for sixth month straight / Demand remains weak / Further discounts foreseeable for October

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PVC September: Prices persist at rollover level / Weak demand from construction, automotive thwarts producers' ambitions for price hikes

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PET September: Demand remains highly subdued / European producers facing increased hardship / Line closures imminent / Global slump pushing down prices

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Standard thermoplastics trend September: Polyolefin prices trending sideways, styrenics lower / Demand still weak even after the holiday period

POLYMER PRICES

PVC: Non-market adjustment essential for quotations from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formulation to be revised / Two types of rPVC to be included in future