Polymer Prices

The industry has still not managed to pull itself from its vale of tears, with production, demand and consumption all weak. Like producers, converters are sensing little spring joy, and the eagerly awaited stock-building activities are simply not happening. Buyers are ordering only what they absolutely need – due not least to the fact that the overall price level has risen, with the ethylene reference...

The downward trend in PP prices that persisted for nine months, except for a slight rise in November 2022, has been halted – at least for the moment. In February 2023, the polymer began to turn upwards again on the back of an €80/t ($85) increase in the price of propylene feedstock. Initially, producers insisted on passing through the cost increase in full, but over...