Spot polyethylene volume increased this week and prices eased. Producers are still seeking an 8-cent increase for August, however, traders and processors have argued that prices should actually fall based on a steep decline in monomer costs and poor demand, an opinion that was reflected in spot offe... [More]

Spot Polypropylene offers continued to accumulate this week and prices slid as bearish sentiment became more entrenched in the market. Monomer supply has eased, and polymer grade propylene settled flat while spot RGP, the bellweather for the propylene complex, fell more than 5 cents. Polypropylen... [More]

Spot Polystyrene offers were again limited this week. Tight butadiene supplies have kept HIPS resin scarce in the market, and spot GPPS availability is only somewhat better. Those offers that have been shown to the market have been priced well above July levels. Offers for good offgrade HIPS railca... [More]