North America November 2012: Polyethylene prices tending down / PP on the rise / PVC drive comes to a halt / Benzene notation pushes polystyrene up / Engineering thermoplastics largely stagnant despite high costs

摘要

As expected, North American polyethylene prices dropped slightly in November. PIE cooperation partner RTi (Fort Worth, Texas / USA; www.resinpros.com) reports that declines averaged USD 45/t (about EUR 35/t), adding that one large producer even officially withdrew its earlier call for a USD 110/t (EUR 85/t) price increase.