PVC prices across Asia stayed flat this week, with traders largely unmoved despite rising global oil prices and persistent geopolitical tension. Market participants pointed to balanced supply and demand as the main reason for the quiet tone. A regional source told that even with crude continuing its upward climb amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the […]
Ethylene markets showed little sign of life on Tuesday, with prices holding steady on both sides of the Pacific as traders reported muted activity. In the United States, an industry source told that buying and selling interest remained thin, keeping ethylene values unchanged. Assessments stayed at 20.00–20.50 cents per pound FD US Gulf, the same […]
Propylene prices across Asia retreated at the start of the week as subdued trading and limited downstream appetite continued to weigh on sentiment. Market participants reported that FOB Korea values fell to USD 760–770 per metric ton on Monday, down USD 5 from Friday’s assessment. CFR China prices mirrored the trend, easing to USD 790–800 […]
Polymer-grade propylene (PGP) prices in the United States began the week on a weaker footing, easing lower as market activity remained sluggish. Spot PGP delivered to the US Gulf was assessed on Monday at 31.50–32.00 cents per pound, marking a decline of one cent per pound from last Friday’s levels. An industry source in the […]
Major polymer futures in China closed lower on Monday, reflecting a cautious start to the trading week amid steady currency levels and restrained buying interest. With the yuan holding near 7.11 to the U.S. dollar, contracts for leading plastics drifted lower across the board despite intraday swings. Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) January 2026 contract (l2601) […]
Propylene prices in Europe began the week without direction, holding unchanged as oversupply and muted downstream activity weighed on market sentiment. Spot polymer-grade propylene in Northwest Europe was assessed Monday at EUR 775–785 per metric ton on an FD basis, while CIF NWE values stayed flat at EUR 755–765 per metric ton, matching last Friday’s […]
Ethylene prices in Europe opened the week on a firmer note, with CIF Northwest Europe (NWE) values assessed on Monday at USD 745–755 per metric ton, reflecting a modest gain of USD 5 from Friday’s closing range. Market participants said sellers moved to lift their offers in an effort to recover thinning margins, a sign […]
A well-placed market source in Pakistan reports that a China-based trading house has extended an offer for Propylene Glycol of Singapore origin, pricing the cargo at USD 1,385 per metric ton. The shipment is scheduled for October 2025 delivery and is being quoted on a CFR Karachi port basis, with payment terms set as a […]
Polypropylene prices fell across the Gulf Cooperation Council this week, pressured by lower import offers and shifting global feedstock trends that kept the market on edge. A regional industry source told that overseas suppliers cut prices aggressively, undercutting confidence and adding to the downward pull from soft supply-demand dynamics, raw-material cost changes, and lingering logistics […]
U.S. ethylene spot prices stayed flat last week, a sign of steady production and long market conditions that continue to define the Gulf Coast trade. A U.S. industry source told that spot prices were unchanged as the region remained oversupplied. Downstream, export polyethylene prices kept sliding on soft demand and heavy inventories, but ethylene producers […]
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