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08.05.2025

Significant delay in Western European paraxylene contract

05.05.2025

Feedstocks April/May

02.05.2025

Styrene May: Contract declines further

02.05.2025

Ethylene May: Another considerable decline

02.05.2025

Propylene May: Contract fixed considerably lower again

Engineering Thermoplastics

06.05.2025

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

03.04.2025

Engineering thermoplastics March: Quarterly contracts, imports fade producers' calls for increases / Demand still weak / No improvement likely in April

05.03.2025

Engineering thermoplastics February: Announced price increases fail to go through in full / Production still with reduced output, demand remains slow / Price increases expected in March

05.02.2025

Engineering thermoplastics January: Price slump not yet halted, but rollovers dominate / Demand down, supply up / Positive trend expected for February

06.01.2025

Engineering thermoplastics December: Several prices drop to rock bottom / Fewer imports than expected / Weak demand nevertheless met at all times

23.04.2025

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

21.03.2025

Polyurethane feedstocks March: Processors successfully fend off demands for price hikes / Availability high, demand low / Harsh tone criticised

19.02.2025

Polyurethane feedstocks February: Price increases pick up speed for isocyanates and polyols alike / Demand falls short of expectations / Further increases certain

21.01.2025

Polyurethane feedstocks January: Slight downward trend continues / Weak demand with steady supply

18.12.2024

Polyurethane feedstocks December: The year ends, new one starts without momentum / Discounts can be expected with good supply in January

17.04.2025

Engineering recyclate April: Demand hobbles along like a wounded animal / Prices surprisingly stable

16.04.2025

Standard recyclate April: Demand increases slightly but no sign of a turnaround / Recyclers still under strong cost pressure / Small boom in PET market

19.03.2025

Engineering recyclate March: Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus

18.03.2025

Standard recyclate March: Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?

17.02.2025

Engineering recyclate February: Market sees very little activity / Demand remains weak / Spring recovery not expected before second quarter

14.02.2025

Standard recyclate February: Rollover, slight premiums characterise pricing landscape / Seasonal effects expected to increase demand

Standard Thermoplastics

14.05.2025

Standard thermoplastics trend May: Early price cuts for all types mostly equal to monomer level / Small reductions for the month's second half as demand remains weak

05.05.2025

Polypropylene April: Significant price adjustments as result of lower C3 contract / Demand and economic activity remain low

05.05.2025

Styrenics April: Prices turn downwards / SM reduction not passed on in full for EPS once again

05.05.2025

Polyethylene April: Customs chaos leads to almost stable prices / Reductions expected towards end of month / Intensification of downward trend likely in May

02.05.2025

PET April: Demand still weak / Increased imports boosting supply / Buyers hold off as prices fall / Markets subdued worldwide / No substantial improvement in sight

02.05.2025

PVC April: Declining raw material costs, sluggish demand pull down prices / Downward trend expected to continue in May

06.05.2025

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

03.04.2025

Composites/GRP March: Styrene reduction could push resin prices down in April / Virtually no movement in glass fibre

05.03.2025

Composites/GRP February: Upward trend for ortho resins / Chopped strand mats set for further rollover

05.02.2025

Composites/GRP January: Downward trend continues due to weak demand / Resin prices expected to increase in February / Glass fibre set to remain unchanged

06.01.2025

Composites/GRP December: Weak demand allowed for rollover at most / Slump in automotive industry also impacting new year

12.05.2025

China engineering thermoplastics April: Prices for all grades trend lower / Tariff war impacts cost of crude oil / POM plummets amid high supply / Weak demand seen pressuring prices in May despite positive signals

09.05.2025

China standard thermoplastics April: Prices decline across the board, several substantially / Weak crude oil market continues / Projections difficult amid changing tariff policies, overall uncertainty

06.05.2025

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

15.04.2025

China engineering thermoplastics March: Prices drop across the board / Feedstock costs follow crude lower / April quotations seen trending stable to down

09.04.2025

China standard thermoplastics March: Quotations for nearly all grades trend lower / Imbalanced supply-demand, drop in feedstock costs / Outlook mixed with impact from tariffs expected

08.04.2025

North America March: Prices trend mostly sideways / Weak basis, falling feedstock prices and â€œenormous uncertainty due to tariffsâ€ / Further reductions likely in April

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