Main drivers that affect polymer pricing

Polymer Producers

  • Monomer Pricing
  • Styrene
  • Propylene
  • Ethylene
  • Benzene
  • C4
  • Polymerisation margins
  • Inventory
  • Planned & un-planned production plant outages

Market Conditions

  • Currency
  • Short term demand
  • Short term reductions in capacity
  • Arbitrage of polymer
  • China & SE Asia's supply/demand
  • Trader activity

Feedstock

  • Oil
  • Gas
  • Shale
  • Naptha

External Factors

  • Political
  • War
  • Natural disasters
  • Changes in consumer markets
  • Geographical shifts in supply/demand