Standard Thermoplastics March 2018: Polyolefins and PVC follow precursors downwards / Markets tending to higher liquidity / PS cost hikes below SM / PET sees slight movements / Quiet April market dampens rising costs

摘要

PE: European PE types tended weaker in March, aside from the HDPE pipe 80 and EVA materials. Buyers of large quantities won price cuts higher than the fall in costs. The first imports of LLDPE film grades from the US provided for some price reductions in this segment. In April, producers will try to push through the increase in the C2 reference. This is unlikely to succeed with LDPE and LLDPE film grades, where markets are tending to surplus. With the more seasonally influenced types, the upturn in demand could prove decisive.