Standard Thermoplastics April 2014: PE stagnating / Tight C3 drives PP upward / PVC notations weaken / Styrenics follow the monomer cost increase / PET pointing down / Prices to rise across a broad front in May

摘要

PE: Despite a few minor successes early in the month, in April European PE producers were forced to abandon their hopes of pushing through price rises. After the Easter vacation, the price of nearly all products remained stable, which - in view of the fall in ethylene costs - actually meant producers' margins tacked on a bit. Although May's C2 contract was fixed at a weak rollover, suppliers called for hikes of up to EUR 30/t. In most markets, it will become increasingly difficult to avoid price rises. Developments for EVA are quite different. Faced with a major global shortage in VAM, EVA prices keep rising. The upward trend is unlikely to end in May.