Standard Thermoplastics January 2019: PE falls along with feedstock ethylene/PP producers attain margin profits/Quiet PVC market/Styrenics and PET head further down/February should see stabilisation

摘要

PE: Price agreements on the European PE market in January were generally oriented to the fall in the C2 reference.Producers occasionally succeeded in retaining part of the reduction,but in some cases they also had to concede more,especially with grades susceptible to imports.In the important film segments,there were again signs of surplus.Especially in the first half of January,this was frequently due to sluggish demand,but this gradually improved during the rest of the month.The C2 reference for February was fixed unchanged.Many market segments appear well balanced so that the most likely outcome for February is a rollover.Only occasionally might special conditions bring about slight fluctuations.