Engineering Thermoplastics in January 2012: Rollover predominates/ Initial increases for ABS, PA 6 and PP/ Plenty of restocking activities / Automotive and E&E sectors take off / Feedstock costs rise by triple digits

摘要

As 2012 began, the wave of price reductions in Q4 finally came to an end. In most cases, buyers of western European engineering thermoplastics paid the same prices in January as they did at the end of December. The big exception were longer running order agreements, which enjoyed at least part of the cost reductions seen in Q4. By contrast, the significant rise in feedstock costs has already driven the price of some ABS, PA and PP compound grades up by EUR 10-75/t.