The British market for commodity plastics: strong price fluctuations in July

Prices on the market for standard commodity plastics declined in August. Against the backdrop of an increasingly weak economy, souring consumer sentiment and concerns about a recession, manufacturers, distributors and merchants selling standard commodity plastics reported sluggish order intake. The downturn was not...

Prices on the market for standard commodity plastics declined in August....

There was no turnaround in sight in the market for standard commodity plastics in May, even if some EUWID respondents were hoping that the market would soon bottom out. In many areas, the market was still trudging along. There was no sign of an increase in demand, according to all industry experts. At the same time,...