Standard recyclate February 2011: Excessive demand leads to supply battles for secondary material / Recyclers pass on only part of higher costs, but bleeding margins could force their hand going forward

摘要

Suppliers of secondary polymer in German-speaking countries across Europe continued to face an uphill battle in February as notations in the primary market surged ever higher, and they were unable to lift their own prices in tandem. The rise for virgin polymer from mid-January to mid-February averaged 10%, but recyclers only achieved increases of 3-8%. As the seasonal upswing in demand touches off a fresh wave of order activity, no relief from higher procurement prices appears to be in sight. Notations for rLDPE rose by 5 % or EUR 40/t over the four-week period, rHDPE gained 4% or EUR 30/t, and rPP recyclers managed to push through hikes of 8% or EUR 65/t. PS recyclate trailed the other secondary polymers on the uphill climb, achieving increases of only 3 % or EUR 30/t. Thus far in Q1, virgin material has seen hikes ranging from 10% for PE and PP to 20% for PS.