May has seen a settling in the pricing of packaging polymers with the panic of March and April easing and a more considered approach to purchasing. We still see disruption both to the supply of polymers and to the availability of finished films from some regions with the continued conflict in the Middle East.
Price pressures build for Engineering Polymers whilst some other polymer prices moderate.
Ian discusses some of the current factors affecting PET and BOPP films in May.
Ian & Katherine look at the factors impacting polymer pricing in our monthly video report. Have concerns about your polymer supply? Contact us at sales@plastribution.co.uk, or call us on 01530 560560 and we’ll do our best to help.
Crude Oil prices, a key indicator of global economic confidence, have recently fallen to a 4-year low as concerns continue about President Trump’s US import tariff policies. As can been seen in the table above, most monomer prices fell by a greater extent.
Polymer prices explode as a result of the crisis in the Middle East.
Crude Oil prices, a key indicator of global economic confidence, have recently fallen to a 4-year low as concerns continue about President Trump’s US import tariff policies. As can been seen in the table above, most monomer prices fell by a greater extent.
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Price increases rapidly gain momentum as a result of the crisis in the Middle East.
Producers of standard polymers push for increases above contract feedstock.