China

Domestic, overseas producers slash PP prices

PP producers announced significant price reductions in both the local market and the import market this week as upstream costs posted another week of steep declines while demand remained stagnant...

SEA & India

Local PP prices fall in Indonesia, Malaysia

Local PP prices moved lower this week as sellers conceded to price reductions in the face of softening regional trends and weaker upstream costs. An Indonesian producer lowered their homo-PP prices by $...

Türkiye

PP fiyatları sert düşüşlere sahne oldu

Türkiye’de, PP fiyatları mütemadiyen gerileyen enerji, nafta ve propilen maliyetleri nedeniyle keskin düşüşler kaydetti. Petkim’in üst üste üçüncü kez tekliflerini indirmesi de düşüş havasını pekiştirdi. Pazartesi fiyatlarını...

Italy

Sizeable decreases passing in spot PP market

Spot PP prices have sustained the downward trend over the past week. As was anticipated in last week’s Polymer Digest, the high end of the homo PP range has posted sizeable decreases while spot homo PP prices at around €...

Egypt

Sellers are open to negotiations on import PP in Egypt

Sellers are reported to be open to negotiations this week on import PP prices. A buyer received an offer...

China

American PVC prices move lower to China

American PVC prices for May moved lower this week as buying interest was scarce and upstream costs continued to decline. Import offers for American PVC slipped $...

SEA & India

Sliding regional trends putting downward pressure on PVC prices in SEA

PVC prices were stable to softer on the week as declining regional trends and weaker energy costs weighed down on sentiment. Demand is still said to be doing well in most parts of the region, although some buyers are...

Türkiye

Yavaş talep, ithal PVC üzerinde düşüş baskısı kuruyor

Türkiye’de, zayıf ticari faaliyetler bu hafta ithal PVC fiyatları üzerinde düşüş baskısı oluşturmaya başladı. Çoğu alıcı,...

Italy

Some sellers yield to poor PVC demand

Sellers’ initial requests for firmer prices in the spot PVC market have given way to...

Egypt

Local producer lowers PVC prices in Egypt

The local producer EPC cut their prices in the middle of this week by...

China

PE prices record steep declines in China

PE prices posted significant reductions in both the local market and the import market this week as falling costs and ample supplies pushed down on prices...

SEA & India

Local PE prices track import prices lower

Local PE prices moved lower throughout the region this week following the significant declines posted in import PE prices last week. Import PE prices continued to slide this week as most players feel that prices still have some additional room to move lower...

Türkiye

Millileştirilmiş PE fiyatları düşüş kaydetti

Türkiye’de, Petkim’in Pazartesi günü fiyatlarını indirmesi düşüş eğilimini pekiştirdi. Üretici, fiyatlarını...

Italy

Competitive Mid-Eastern PE steps up pressure

Trading activity remains thin in the spot PE market although larger price cuts have surfaced. Eastern and Turkish offers have moved the forefront recently at the low end of the ranges, creating a noticeable price gap between...

Egypt

Competitive Asian LDPE and LLDPE film offers show up in Egypt

Middle Eastern producers took a further step back from their revised offer levels compared to last week while competitive Asian LDPE and LLDPE film offers showed up in the market...

China

PS prices slide on weaker costs, buyers’ resistance

PS prices moved lower this week in both the local market and the import market as upstream costs continued to move lower while buyers delayed their purchases...

SEA & India

Plunging feedstock costs pull down PS prices

PS prices moved lower this week in accordance with the steep declines posted in upstream markets over the past week...

Türkiye

Millileştirilmiş PS fiyatlarında belirgin düşüş

Türkiye’de, ham madde maliyetlerindeki sert düşüşler henüz ithal PS piyasasını etkilemedi. Alıcı kanadından fazla karşı teklif almayan satıcılar genelde istikrarlı fiyat politikaları izledi. Batı Avrupa menşeli teklifler değişmeyerek GPPS için CIF Türkiye, peşin ödemeli...

Italy

Modest hikes materializing in spot PS deals

The activity has been relatively better this week with some buyers starting to conclude deals. Despite initially larger hike targets of up to €60/ton, spot PE deals have posted relatively smaller increases of €...

Egypt

Egyptian players: PS market is on a downward note

Import PS prices recorded further decreases for Asian origins following decreasing upstream costs including styrene and crude. Crude oil prices retreated to their lowest levels seen since...

China

ABS sales stagnant desptie price cuts

ABS prices plunged in both the import market and the local market last week. Players attributed the drop in ABS prices to the sharp fall in...

SEA & India

ABS analysis is not available for this region.

Türkiye

ABS fiyatlarında ilave düşüşler bekleniyor

Türkiye’de, ham madde maliyetlerindeki ardı arkası kesilmeyen düşüşler ABS fiyatları üzerindeki düşüş baskısı kurarak alım ilgisini baltalamaya devam etti...

Italy

Door to ABS imports remains open in Italy

Egypt

ABS analysis is not available for this region.

China

Buyers anticipating further reductions on PET prices

Most PET producers announced significant price declines this week to both the local market and the export market due to declining spot PTA and MEG feedstock costs. Export prices from China recorded decreases of $...

SEA & India

PET analysis is not available for this region.

Türkiye

PET piyasasında hava gevşedi

Türkiye’de, gerileyen ham madde maliyetlerinin PET piyasasında sakin bir atmosfer yaratmasıyla beraber hava gevşedi. İthal tekliflerdeki düşüşe rağmen, işleyiciler yeterli stoklarını ve gelecek günlerde ilave yumuşama beklentilerini ileri sürerek yeni alım yapmakla ilgilenmedi...

Italy

Spot PET deals indicate monthly decreases

In Italy, price decreases from last month have surfaced this week in spot PET deals following the initial deals reported at a rollover...

Egypt

PET analysis is not available for this region.