Do feedstock price increases signal the future direction of polymer pricing?

Exchange rates and energy costs create pricing turbulence.

Polymer producers attempt to restrict price reductions and take action to choke output.

Polyolefin feedstock prices move in line with Crude Oil, whilst Benzene and Styrene monomer prices crash.

Feedstocks moving in different directions create challenges for both buyers and sellers.

Are restrictions in refined products from Russia causing spot C2 and C3 prices to come under pressure?

Polyolefin buyers finally find some relief, whilst styrenic polymer buyers face renewed price inflation.

Surging monomer costs bring upward pressure to polymer prices.

Geopolitical issues dominate market sentiment.

Polyolefin producers ponder pricing policy as feedstock costs increase.