David Platt

Higher standard material prices support R-PE price upturn

In September, standard thermoplastics prices registered strong price gains driven by higher upstream costs.

In July, European standard thermoplastics prices fell across the board because of lower raw material costs and weak demand.

The European recycled plastics market is under severe pressure because of extremely low demand and lengthening supply.

Standard thermoplastic prices have fallen sharply over the last two months following a downturn in feedstock costs and ongoing demand weakness.

The downward price trend which began late summer 2022 continued at the start of the new year.

Standard thermoplastic moved higher because of rising feedstock costs during the first two weeks of February.

In December, European standard recyclate prices fell across the board as a result of very low pre-holiday demand.

In December, European standard thermoplastic prices declined across the board as a result of lower feedstock costs and weak demand.

The European standard thermoplastics market in October has seen a mixed picture in terms of price trends.

Lower feedstock costs and disappointing demand pushed European standard thermoplastic prices further downward across the board last month.

In April, recycled polymer prices have continued to rise, but to a much smaller extent compared to the previous month.

Supply bottlenecks and good demand also support recyclers’ price push