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Choice of about 100 different price types and indices
All price types including comparative data, such as Plastixx, crude oil price and US dollar parity are now available for your individual price analysis.

Custom profiles for charts and sheets
Your selection profiles for creating charts and tables can be saved and managed at the click of a mouse. Frequently used charts and Excel sheets now only need to be compiled once and remain available permanently.

Feedstocks/Aromatics
Ethylene (C2) Contract Paraxylene (PX) Contract
Ethylene (C2) Spot Paraxylene (PX) Spot
Propylene (C3) Contract Benzene Contract
Propylene (C3) Spot Benzene Spot
Styrene (SM) Contract Naphtha Spot
Styrene (SM) Spot Crude Oil Opec-Basket
Standard Thermoplastics
LDPE Extrusion grade (mainly for film) PP Homopolymer - Injection
LDPE Injection moulding grade PP Homopolymer - Extrusion
LLDPE (butene) Extrusion grade PP Copolymer injection
LLDPE (hexene) Extrusion grade (mainly for film) PP Copolymer film
LLDPE (butene) Injection moulding grade PS General purpose
EVA vinyl acetate < 18% PS High impact
HDPE Blow moulding standard PS High impact - films/sheets
HDPE Blown film standard EPS for insulation
HDPE Injection moulding grade EPS packaging grade
S-PVC Pipe grade PET packaging grade
S-PVC High quality grade (for film, cable...)  
Engineering Thermoplastics
ABS natural PA Automobile natural/not reinforced
or black up to 30% GF
ABS white/black PBT natural/black
ABS coloured PBT GF reinforced
PC transparent POM natural
PC GF reinforced POM GF reinforced
PA 6 natural PMMA transparent
PA 6 black PP compounds TF 20 light colours
PA 6 GF reinforced PP compounds TF 20 dark/black
PA 6.6 natural PP compounds GF2 30
PA 6.6 GF reinforced  
Composites
Chopped Strand Mats standard (≥30) Ortho Resins (medium reactive)
Chopped Strand Mats Sheets / Automotive (< 30) Direct Rovings standard (> 2400 Tex)

The research on composite prices is conducted in cooperation with AVK - the Federation of Reinforced Plastics, Frankfurt / Germany – www.avk-tv.de
Recyclate
rLDPE film natural rPA 6 black
rLDPE film dark rPA 6 GF natural
rLDPE ex black rPA 6 GF black
rLDPE Injection moulding grade black rPA 6.6 natural
RE PE pipe 930 black rPA 6.6 black
rHDPE blow coloured rPA 6.6 GF natural
rHDPE injection moulding grade black rPA 6.6 GF black
rPP homo black rPOM natural
rPP copo black rPOM black
rPS HI black rPC natural
rABS ind black rPC black
rPA 6 natural rPC GF
Polyurethanes
PUR MDI polymeric PUR Polyols flexible
PUR MDI pure PUR Polyols rigid
PUR TDI  
Comparative Data
Plastixx* (polymer price index) A-Plastixx PackRigid** (price index thermoplastics for ridgid packaging)
Plastixx ST* (polymer price index standard thermoplastics) A-Plastixx AutoInterior** (price index thermoplastics automotive interior)
Plastixx ET* (polymer price index engineering thermoplastics) A-Plastixx AutoNonInterior** (price index thermoplastics autom. non-Interior)
A-Plastixx B+C** (price index thermoplastics for construction) Crude Oil Opec-Basket*** (USD)
A-Plastixx E+E** (price index thermoplastics for E+E-applications) Crude Oil Opec-Basket*** (EUR)
A-Plastixx PackFlex** (price index thermoplastics flexible packaging) Exchange rate US-Dollar****

*) "Plastixx" is the name of the PIE polymer price index introduced in June 2005. This index mirrors the price development of plastics in western Europe. The calculations are made monthly on the basis of the market prices for standard thermoplastics and engineering thermoplastics determined and published by PIE.

**) Each of the six "A-Plastixx" indices mirrors the price movement for a group of plastics that are of key relevance for a particular market segment such as packaging, construction, automotive and electrical. They fit perfectly into the existing Plastixx price indices and PIE's proven data system, enabling comparisons to be made between the various indices and the equally indexed time series for all individual polymer grades as well as their petrochemical feedstocks.

***) Source: OPEC

****) Source: European Central Bank (ECB)


Please note the following with regard to the polymer price figures: