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January 14, 2025

Pricing Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q3 2024 and Q4 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

Prices of composite materials, including glass fiber, carbon fiber, UPR, and SMC increased, except epoxy resin’s price that saw a decline, in Q3 2024 as compared to Q3 2023. Glass fiber price increased b...

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January 14, 2025

Demand / Growth Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q3 2024 and Q4 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

In metals, the demand for aluminum increased by 2.1% in Q3 2024 as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. However, steel demand declined by 4.2% in Q3 2024 as compared to Q3 2023 due to weak manufa...

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January 14, 2025

Pricing Analysis of Chemicals – Q3 2024 and Q4 2024 (e) (Chemicals)

The prices of all major chemicals, such as adhesives and sealants, thermoplastic resins, and packaging materials, increased in Q3 2024 as compared to Q3 of 2023. In Q3 2024, prices of adhesives & sealants,...

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August 07, 2024

Pricing Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q2 2024 and Q3 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

Prices of composite materials, including glass fiber, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, and SMC, declined in Q2 2024 as compared to Q2 of 2023. Glass fiber price declined by 8.9%, carbon fiber price declined by 11.6%...

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August 07, 2024

Pricing Analysis of Chemicals – Q2 2024 and Q3 2024 (e) (Chemicals)

The prices of all major chemicals such as thermoplastic resins, thermoset resins, and paints & coatings declined in Q2 2024 as compared to Q2 of 2023. In Q2 2024, thermoset resins price declined by 8.2% an...

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August 07, 2024

Demand / Growth Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q2 2024 and Q3 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

In metals, the demand for aluminum increased by 4.2% in Q2 2024 as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. While steel demand declined by 0.5% in Q2 2024 as compared to Q2 2023 due to macro headwind...

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May 28, 2024

Pricing Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q1 2024 and Q2 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

Prices of composite materials, including glass fiber, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, UPR, and SMC, declined in Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 of 2023. Glass fiber price declined by 19.5%, carbon fiber price declined by...

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May 28, 2024

Demand / Growth Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q1 2024 and Q2 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

In metals, the demand for aluminum increased by 5.4% in Q1 2024 as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. While steel demand declined by 1.3% in Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023 due to macro headwind...

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May 28, 2024

Pricing Analysis of Chemicals – Q1 2024 and Q2 2024 (e) (Chemicals)

The prices of all major chemicals such as thermoplastic resins, thermoset resins, and paints & coatings declined in Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 of 2023. In Q1 2024, thermoset resins price declined by 13.1% a...

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February 13, 2024

Pricing Analysis of Chemicals – Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 (e) (Chemicals)

The prices of all major chemicals such as thermoplastic resins, thermoset resins, and paints & coatings declined in Q4 2023 as compared to Q4 of 2022. In Q4 2023, thermoset resins price declined by 12.7% a...

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February 13, 2024

Pricing Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

Prices of composite materials, including glass fiber, carbon fiber, epoxy resin, UPR, and SMC, declined in Q4 2023 as compared to Q4 of 2022. Glass fiber price declined by 21.8%, carbon fiber price declined by...

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February 13, 2024

Demand / Growth Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 (e) (Metals and Composites)

In metals, the demand for aluminum increased by 3.8% and steel demand grew by 1.0% in Q4 2023 as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In terms of demand for composite materials, glass fiber deman...

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May 12, 2023

Pricing Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q1 2023 (Metals and Composites)

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May 12, 2023

Pricing Analysis of Chemicals and Composites – Q1 2023 (Chemicals and Composites )

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May 12, 2023

Demand / Growth Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q1 2023 (Metals and Composites)

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March 07, 2023

Pricing Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 (e) (Metals and Composites)

Prices of composite materials, including carbon fiber, glass fiber, and SMC, increased in Q4 2022 as compared to Q4 of 2021, while that of epoxy resin and UPR resin declined. Carbon fiber price increased by 19...

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March 07, 2023

Pricing Analysis of Chemicals – Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 (e) (Chemicals)

In Q4 2022, the prices of all major chemicals such as thermoset resins, paints & coatings, adhesives and sealants, and packaging materials increased in Q4 2022 as compared to Q4 of 2021, excepting that of ...

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March 07, 2023

Demand / Growth Analysis of Metals and Composites – Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 (e) (Metals and Composites)

In metals, the demand for aluminum increased by 4% and that of steel declined by 5% in Q4 2022 as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In terms of demand for composite materials, glass fiber dema...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Carbon Fiber – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Carbon Fiber)

The global demand for carbon fiber increased by 7.0% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2021. Demand for carbon fiber was driven by increased commercial aircraft deliveries and increased demand of lightweight materi...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Sheet Molding Compound (SMC))

The global demand for SMC decreased by 2.0% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2021. Demand for SMC declined due to underperforming end use industries; housing starts declined due to increased interest rates, RV sal...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Glass Fiber – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Glass Fiber)

The global demand for glass fiber declined by 3.0% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2021. Demand for glass fiber declined due to declining housing starts, softening demand from RV and marine market from a YoY pers...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Aluminum – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Aluminum)

Global production of aluminum increased by 3.5% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2021. China is the world's largest producer of aluminum; the global production growth was mainly due to an increased output in C...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Steel – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Steel)

Globally, the production of steel decreased by 2.4% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2021. Global steel production went down in Q3 2022 due to persisting inflation, US monetary tightening, China’s economic d...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Unsaturated Polyester Resin (UPR) – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Unsaturated Polyester Resin (UPR))

The global demand for UPR decreased by 2.5% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2021. The UPR demand declined due to declined demand from end use industries, like construction, RV, and marine, which are performing ve...

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January 05, 2023

Price and Demand Analysis for Epoxy Resin – Q3 2022 and Q4 2022(e) (Epoxy Resin )

The global demand for epoxy resins in the composites industry increased by 2.5% in Q3 2022 as compared to Q3 2022. The increase in the epoxy resin market in Q3 2022 is mainly due to the increased demand in the...

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October 31, 2022

Price and Demand Analysis for Carbon Fiber – Q2 2022 and Q3 2022(e) (Carbon Fiber)

The global demand for carbon fiber increased by 4.2% in Q2 2022 as compared to Q1 2022. Demand for carbon fiber was driven by growth in the aerospace industry and increasing demand from sporting goods manufact...

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October 31, 2022

Price and Demand Analysis for Aluminum – Q2 2022 and Q3 2022(e) (Aluminum)

Global production for aluminum increased by 3.2% in Q2 2022 as compared to Q1 2022 and 1.1% as compared to Q2 2021. China is the world's largest producer of aluminum; the global production growth was mainl...

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October 31, 2022

Price and Demand Analysis for Unsaturated Polyester Resin (UPR) – Q2 2022 and Q3 2022(e) (Unsaturated Polyester Resin (UPR))

The global demand for UPR decreased by 8.7% in Q2 2022 from Q1 2022. The UPR demand declined due to very poor demand from the end use industries, such as pipes & tanks, wind installation, and construction....

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October 31, 2022

Price and Demand Analysis for Steel – Q2 2022 and Q3 2022(e) (Steel)

The global production for steel increased by 6.9% in Q2 2022 as compared to Q1 2022 but declined by 4.1% from Q2 2021. Global steel production grew in Q2 2022 due to an increase in steel production in APAC. AP...

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October 31, 2022

Price and Demand Analysis for Glass Fiber – Q2 2022 and Q3 2022(e) (Glass Fiber)

The global demand for glass fiber grew by 3.5% in Q2 2022 from Q1 2022, and it grew by 12% when compared to Q2 2021. Supply chain disruption fueled the demand for glass fiber, as there was a trend of manufactu...

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