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Oil Price Down, Monomer Prices Stable or Increasing, Polyolefin and Polystyrene Prices Increasing – Supply/Demand Fundamentals Continue to Define the Markets

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The supply situation in November has set the stage for the market movements in December, where despite continued weakness in the crude oil market, key polymer feedstocks have either rolled-over or increased in price. Furthermore, polymer producers have announced and apparently successfully implemented price increases across a wide range of materials, including PE, PP and PS.[/vc_column_text][mk_button dimension=”outline” size=”medium” outline_skin=”dark” outline_active_color=”#fff” outline_hover_color=”#333333″ bg_color=”https://www.plastribution.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pl-favicon.png” text_color=”light” url=”https://www.plastribution.co.uk/price-know-how” target=”_self” align=”left” fullwidth=”false” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″]
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