Polymers, Plastics News and Resin Prices
ChemOrbis and TTCP seminar on the Middle East War’s Impact on the Petrochemical Chain draws strong interest by ChemOrbis Editorial Team
At the webinar titled “How is the Middle East War Shaking Global Petrochemical Markets? What Lies Ahead for Türkiye?”, held on April 2, ChemOrbis Türkiye Market Intelligence Manager Merve Madakbaşı and Dr. Mevlüt Çetinkaya, founder of TTCP Training and Consulting Industry and Trade Ltd., comprehensively discussed the disruptions caused by the war across the energy and petrochemical value chain... 03-04-2026
Asia’s naphtha crunch deepens as Middle East disruptions reshape trade flows by Esra Ersöz
Asia’s petrochemical markets are facing an intensifying naphtha supply crunch as disruptions tied to the crisis in the Middle East, which supplies 60% Asia’s naphtha imports, continue to ripple across global trade flows, forcing buyers to seek alternative sources and curtail production... 03-04-2026
Cracks emerge in Asia PVC rally as China’s correction reaches SE Asia by Thi Huong Nguyen
PVC markets across China and Southeast Asia are showing early signs of correction, as declines in China’s domestic and export prices begin to emerge after a prolonged uptrend. The weakness is also filtering into Southeast Asia through lower Chinese offers... 02-04-2026
Polymer rally at multi-year highs lacks the freight shock seen in pandemic era by Esra Ersöz
Global polymer markets have largely surged to 4-year highs by the end of March with some even going far beyond to see their highest since 2021, drawing inevitable comparisons to the peaks seen during the pandemic era. Prices across key regions have climbed sharply on the back of supply disruptions driven by the Middle East war and soaring upstream costs, prompting market participants to question whether a similar inflationary cycle is unfolding... 01-04-2026
Four weeks into war: Polymer rally hits multi-year highs, momentum slows; are further hikes ahead in April? by Esra Ersöz
The final week of March, marking one month since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, began with a sharp pullback in crude oil following the steep gains seen during the first three weeks. This triggered renewed volatility across the upstream chain, where feedstocks and monomers have borne the brunt of the impact. Meanwhile, the rally largely persisted on the polymers side, although its pace appears to have eased in several products... 31-03-2026
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