Polyvinyl Chloride Europe

摘要

European PVC contract discussions were at an early stagethis week, however initial reports included decrease, rolloverand increase positions in the market. “Negotiations in Juneare likely to be prolonged as expectations between marketplayers are quite mixed,” a source said Wednesday. Producersmaintained they were seeking increases necessary toimprove margins that had been dented during the last sixmonths. “The recent drop in ethylene is the first drop wehave seen since October 2010, a NWE producer said, adding“maybe some converters are arguing for decreases based onwhat is going on with polyethylene, but the dynamics atwork in these markets are quite different.”