Engineering Thermoplastics September 2019: Most producers keep prices stable at end of Q3 / Only PA 6.6 sees minor reductions / October is start of a new quarter and new game / Buyers will insist on price cuts

摘要

In most cases, European producers of engineering plastics managed to keep prices stable in the final month of Q3. In negotiations, they referred to the valid quarterly agreements and rising costs across the benzene chains. Only with PA 6.6, which has been flying high for some time now, did producers have to bite the bullet and lower prices. Although demand showed a few signs of picking up, it was well below a normal September. The automotive crisis is still having an impact.