Composites/GRP January 2013: Resins see slight price gains / Producers seeking across-the-board hikes / Demand boosted by rising efforts at inventory refilling / Direct roving notations lose even more momentum

摘要

In early 2013, prices for medium-reactive ortho resins made slight gains in reaction to higher feedstock costs. Even if demand was slightly higher in January than in December, the long supply situation prevented any major increases. Producers have announced hikes of EUR 50-120/t for February deliveries. However, the EUR 40/t decline in the monthly contract for styrene monomer (SM), after a rise of EUR 60/t in January, will prevent this, converters believe.