Spot Polyethylene volumes improved during the week as demand rose in light of another FM to hit the market. A penny uptick applied to all PE grades in our marketplace, reversing most of the previous week's losses, while putting the rally back on track. Our completed volumes were well spread among the major commodity grades this week, and LDPE for Film emerged as the top mover. Nova became the latest PE producer to declare a Force Majeure joining ... [More]

In the Polypropylene sector, Prime CoPP and HoPP prices ended the week steady, as PGP was largely flat, and neither resin demand nor supply saw enough change to move the needle. CoPP was the main mover across our platform, with prime selling slightly more than widespec, and while HoPP trading was more limited, buyer requests began to grow. As we have seen since Jan began, resin availability remained on the lighter side, there was a gentle stream ... [More]