Resin Prices 
Historical prices
Western European buyers of standard thermoplastics faced further substantial price increases in February as producers were determined to cover rises in feedstock costs and recoup flagging profit margins.
19 February 2010
Competitive pressure resulted in standard transparent grade PC prices dropping €40/tonne at the lower end of the price scale last November, but glass-reinforced grades and other specialty grade prices held up well
19 February 2010
For this month, a further round of polymer price increases is being widely predicted
21 January 2010
PA6 natural grade prices remained unchanged during Q4 despite hefty rises in the cost of caprolactam over the preceding three months
21 January 2010
European POM prices have remained largely unchanged over the past three months, following the summer price reductions
17 December 2009
Feedstock prices are behind the rise in AMS resin prices, with increases of up to €100/tonne on some grades. Polycarbonate suppliers, however, have had less success in passing on costs to buyers.
16 December 2009
Rising feedstock costs sent producers to the market with higher price expectations in December. PE has secured the biggest gains, but most grades have seen prices rise
16 December 2009
Last month, polymer producers were forced into making price concessions at least equal to, and in some cases, in excess of the reduced monthly feedstock contract prices
17 November 2009
Western European standard thermoplastic prices appear to have reached their zenith for the year in September with notations drifting lower last month
13 October 2009
Polyamide natural grade compound prices have remained relatively stable between June and September despite sharp increases in virgin resin prices brought about by the higher cost of feedstock
13 October 2009
European polyolefin prices registered triple-digit price increases in September as the supply restrictions caused by various planned and unplanned cracker outages further shortened feedstock availability
29 September 2009
Polyacetal (POM) prices continued to drift downward in early summer as a result of demand weakness and good material availability, while bulk extrusion grade PMMA prices have fallen
29 September 2009
Buyers of standard thermoplastics had no option but to pay significantly higher prices due to higher costs for petrochemical feedstock. This situation was made even worse by a tightening material availability caused by a series of unscheduled plant outages
20 August 2009
Polycarbonate producers partially managed to put the brakes on the downward price slide during the second quarter
20 August 2009
The London Metal Exchange has announced it will no longer support floor trading of plastics, citing poor take-up compared to electronic and telephone trades
14 July 2009
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