Standard Thermoplastics January 2020: Weak demand still dominates markets / Producers' demands for the most part fizzle out with no effect / Impact of Coronavirus outbreak could be seen in February

摘要

PE: In January, few of the PE grades covered by this report underwent a price change, and if they did, the change was small. The hikes of up to EUR 50/t that producers announced mostly went up in smoke, with some production plants operating at reduced output. C2 rolled over, and there were only some price hikes for the more specified grades. The C2 reference was fixed at a rollover at the start of February too. There is a surplus tendency now that Chinese industry is being slowed down by the Coronavirus outbreak. For most PE materials, prices should point downwards. Higher-specified grades in certain segments could remain stable.