Market News Losses in PP market overtake PE in Asia, Middle East January 14, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart ChemOrbis Price Index shows that the downturn that has been in place since late summer in the polymer markets has had a larger impact on PP with respect to PE. The largest loss was recorded in Turkey’s PP market, even surpassing the cumulative decreases posted in China’s and Southeast Asia’s PP markets. The downward trend […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart PE price chart Plastic prices Plastic prices in india PP Price Chart
Market News European PS market under pressure from bearish styrene January 13, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart According to ChemOrbis, the downward trend has gained speed across the European PS markets where prices are seen posting three-digit decreases for another month, weighed down by bearish upstream costs. Styrene contracts settled with sharp decreases of €290/ton from December due to plunging crude prices and butadiene contracts also settled down €100/ton for January. Following […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart PE price chart Plastic prices Plastic prices in india PP Price Chart
Market News European PP, PE markets begin 2015 on bearish note January 9, 2015 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart According to ChemOrbis, polyolefin players in Europe just started to return from Christmas Holidays with the post-holiday scene pointing to a weak market trend region wide. The renewed decreases for January PP and PE prices were already widely expected given lower monomer settlements although decrease amounts are not matching monomer declines. In the PP market, […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart indian plastics news LDPE Price Chart News for plastics industry PE price chart Plastic prices Plastic prices in india plastics news india PP Price Chart
Market News Will firmer styrene costs permit Asian PS sellers to stabilize the market? December 27, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Spot benzene and styrene costs in Asia have pared some of their losses over the week after recording relentless decreases for 5 months, according to ChemOrbis. The upward movement was mainly attributed to concerns about supply limitations in early 2015 owing to scheduled styrene shutdowns region wide. Plus, crude prices have also held steady recently, […] Read more » ABS Price Chart Global plastics industry news HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart PE price chart Plastic prices Plastic prices in india Plastics News plastics news india PP Price Chart
Market News Asian olefins and polyolefins cautiously watching volatile crude December 24, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart According to ChemOrbis, players all around the world are closely eyeing the movements of crude oil as they are looking for a signal for the downstream petrochemical industry. Saudi Arabia’s determination not to cut output however far oil falls triggered new declines earlier in the week while futures have improved recently upon the largest growth […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart News for plastics industry PE price chart Plastic prices in india Plastics News plastics price PP Price Chart
Market News China’s foreign trading surplus grew 40.4% in first 11 months of 2014 December 23, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart According to latest China Customs figures, foreign trading in the first 11 months of 2014 totaled RMB23.95 trillion, up 2% Year On Year (YOY). Exports amounted for RMB13 trillion, a growth of 4.4% compared with the same period of last year; Imports of RMB10.95 trillion dropped by 0.4%, resulting in a trading surplus of RMB2.05 […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart News for plastics industry PE price chart Plastic prices in india Plastics News plastics price PP Price Chart
Market News Local and export PET prices hit 5-year lows in China December 23, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart According to ChemOrbis Price Wizard, China’s export and local PET prices hit their lowest levels since early 2009. Decreasing PET prices have been reinforced by relentless decreases seen in the upstream markets. Export PET prices retreated by $30-50/ton during this past week and prices on FOB basis broke below the $1000/ton threshold for the first […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart PE price chart Plastic prices Plastic prices in india Plastics News PP Price Chart
Market News European players expect weak PVC market in January December 19, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart According to ChemOrbis, most players have wrapped up their December business with €20-30/ton decreases in European PVC markets this week. Converters in the region avoided pre-buying activities given the fact that steadily falling upstream costs draw a bearish picture for January ahead of Christmas Holidays. As a result of the ongoing decreasing trend that has […] Read more » ABS Price Chart HDPE Price Chart LDPE Price Chart PE price chart Plastic prices Plastic prices in india PP Price Chart
