Engineering Thermoplastics in March 201.1: Considerable increases at end of Q1 / Only POM remains stable / Feedstock costs drop down a notch /Supply remains tight / Significant rises expected for quarterly agreements

摘要

European engineering thermoplastics prices once again rose significantly in the final month of Q1. In response to global increases in the cost of feedstocks and other raw materials, notations climbed by as much as EUR 120/t in March. Not so long ago, price initiatives launched by engineering thermoplastics producers generally became submerged in worldwide market struggles. Nowadays, all cost increases are passed on without hesitation. One of the reasons for this is the complete absence of any imports. ABS, POM and PMMA are in particularly short supply, and suppliers were seldom able to meet demand in full and on time. The other materials, too, were nearly always subject to long delivery times. Many producers had a very hard time procuring raw materials and additives.