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Polymer Prices

Petrochemicals

02.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Feedstocks August/September

01.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Styrene September: Contract falls to lowest level since February 2021

01.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Benzene September: Contract falls back below May levels

01.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Ethylene September: Marginal rise in prices

29.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Propylene September: Contract rolls over

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Engineering Thermoplastics

03.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics August: Demand very slack in holiday season / Supply ample at all times / Imports provide for additional price pressure

05.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics July: Abundant supply meets meagre demand across all grades / Europe dozes during summer holidays / Prices to decline further in August

03.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics June: Prices fall further across the board / Demand stagnates to unsustainable level

04.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics May: Product surplus governs the price with nearly all types / Demand still weak / No improvement expected in June either

06.05.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics April: Solid supply with weak demand and increased imports / Order slump expected to continue in May

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Polyurethanes

22.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks August: Producers insist on price hikes in vain / Quotations trend lower again – except for TDI / Demand expected to improve in September

22.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks July: Noticeable discounts at beginning of Q3 / Large amounts of material meet little demand / Prices expected to bottom out in August

18.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks June: More firmly fixed benzene price cannot slow downward trend / Aggressive imports hit TDI in particular / Demand could worsen as holiday season begins

20.05.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks May: Trade dispute pushes large quantities of inexpensive material to Europe / Prices continue to trend lower / Demand remains weak

23.04.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks April: Prices between rollover and small uptick / Demand remains weak / US punitive tariffs drive exports from Asia to Europe

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Recyclate

18.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate August: Prices continue to fall / Sluggish demand from automotive, E&E / Imports from Asia put recyclers under further pressure

15.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate August: Prices remain at previous month's level / Recyclers experience eroded margins / Little improvement expected for September

18.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate July: Holiday season, overproduction, aggressively priced imports, virgin material, weak demand create toxic combination

17.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Standard Recyclate July: Weak demand leads to widespread production cutbacks / Off-spec material puts additional pressure on prices

17.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate June: Prices fall again / Weak demand plus high stock levels create more pressure

16.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate June: Expensive input material, cheap virgin material, many imports – a toxic cocktail for producers / Uncertain development in July

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Standard Thermoplastics

03.09.2025 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

02.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polyethylene August: Surplus situation exerts considerable pressure on prices / Demand nevertheless remains weak / Little movement expected in September

02.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Polypropylene August: Prices trend downwards again / More stability expected for September

02.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Styrenics August: Prices continue to decline / Demand particularly weak / Downward trend set to continue in September

01.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum

01.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  PET August: Market sluggish, subdued / Minimal business activity / Volumes remain in warehouses / Prices fail to stimulate demand / Little change expected for September

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Composites

03.09.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP August: Slight reductions for resins and glass fibres / Prices bottoming out in September / Positive forecast for demand

05.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP July: Small reductions predominated / Prices appear to have bottomed out / EU anti-dumping investigations prompting uncertainty

03.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP June: Further pressure on declining resin and glass fibre prices / Weak demand, lack of momentum

04.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP May: Downward price trend for resins, glass fibre continues / Users, converters show restraint / Imports trigger tendency towards oversupply

06.05.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP April: Downward trend for resins, glass fibres set to remain unchanged / Order situation still at rock bottom

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World Regions

14.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  China engineering thermoplastics July: Downtrend continues on lower feedstock costs / Only PBT slightly higher / August to see similar trend on weak demand

11.08.2025 POLYMER PRICES  China standard thermoplastics July: Prices trend slightly softer across the board / Weak demand from all sectors continues

05.08.2025 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

15.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  China engineering thermoplastics June: Prices mostly sideways to lower / Only PBT higher on rise in feedstock costs / Demand mixed in traditional off-season / Little change to downward movement in July

15.07.2025 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

10.07.2025 POLYMER PRICES  China standard thermoplastics June: Prices trend mostly sideways / Weak demand balanced by rise in feedstock costs / LDPE, PET quotations higher / Most July prices to decline amid off-season

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