Standard Thermoplastics September 2014: Falling costs drive notations down / Demand remains below expectations / Prices likely to stabilise and firm in October/ PET notations still remain under pressure

摘要

PE: Following the EUR 55/t slide in September's C2 contract, European PE suppliers announced cuts of EUR 30/t. Depending on the market situation, the discounts were seldom limited to EUR 30/t, with most processors able to push for the full EUR 55/t. The fact that demand was relatively sluggish further restricted producers' room for manoeuvre. Buyers who resorted to wait-and-see tactics in September could end up feeling disappointed in October. With costs stable and the market trending tighter, producers could succeed in pushing through part of their calls for hikes of up to EUR 30/t.