On the back of a €35/t ($38) rise in the monthly propylene contract, contract prices for PP pointed upward again in October. While producers were able to pass on a bigger share of their higher cost burden, they were still unable to recoup all of the additional propylene cost and thus once again suffered margin…
Polypropylene October price review 2016
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