Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Polyamide notations continue to fall/ PC and PMMA also trending slightly lower/ Processors bound by long-term contracts will fight excessive prices next year

摘要

European engineering thermoplastics prices continued to erode in December, and it was again the PA 6 grades that led the way. Free compounders had further scope for reductions as a result of the slump in base polymer prices, which are gradually reaching historical lows. The natural PA 6.6 grades were also dragged down, while the price of reinforced material remained stable due to long-term contracts and because of the changes in flame retardants. In the case of PC, buyers continued to nibble away at the high notations from spring, again achieving minor successes. With PMMA, too, the erosion continued. Apart from PBT and POM, the commodity-related ABS and PP compounds also remained stable this time.