Styrenics

Styrenics September 2023 Price Review

Styrenics prices in Europe turned upwards again in August, putting an end to the downward trend of the past months. The price reversal was fuelled by increased styrene costs: the styrene monomer reference contract increased by €108/t ($116). Producers lacking backwards integration had to cope with even larger cost increases on the spot markets. In general, they in turn demanded higher premiums. Those premiums...

Styrenics August 2023 Price Review

Prices for styrenics trended down again in July, maintaining the direction of the previous months. The course for new discounts was set by the decline in the styrene reference (down €87/$96/t). However, there were signs of a turnaround in August. Or, at least, the cost development of the main precursor – styrene – was portentous. The relevant reference contract for August was not available by...

Styrenics July 2023 Price Review

The decline in the styrene reference and continued weak demand in the European market once again depressed prices in June. Most discounts exceeded the...

Styrenics June 2023 Price Review

The styrenics market remained relatively unimpressed by the €55/t ($59) increase of the styrene reference in May. Producers managed to fully pass on the...

Styrenics May 2023 Price Review

Styrenics prices changed only minimally in April. The stage for this was set by the slight increase in the styrene reference contract of €19/t...

Styrenics April 2023 Price Review

The styrene reference plummeted by €113/t ($123.4) in March 2023 and styrenics followed suit, partly because producers did not really have anything to counter...

Styrenics March 2023 Price Review

February was quite unspectacular and almost silent. After the modest €10/t ($11) increase in the styrene reference, no price spikes were expected either way. By...

Styrenics February 2023 Price Review

Styrenics prices have bottomed out. In January 2023, prices for polystyrene (PS) and expanded PS increased for the first time in six months in...