Download Issue 24.09 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) WTI crude oil prices slid lower after rallying for much of this year. Over the past two weeks, WTI prices are down a little over 3% to $82.21/barrel. Propane prices in Mont Belvieu, TX are
Download Issue 24.08 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) WTI crude oil prices continue to move higher, climbing 5% the past two weeks. Crude oil prices are up 21% from the start of the 2024 year. Why prices are rising? We wrote last week,
Download Issue 24.07 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) WTI crude oil prices are up a little over 1% the past two weeks to a spot price of $80.91/barrel. Crude oil prices have strengthened over the past three months and have reached price points
Download Issue 24.06 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) WTI crude oil prices are unchanged around $79/barrel. Over this two week period WTI has been very steady, not fluctuating by more than $2/barrel in either direction. Naphtha prices (CIF Japan) are up a little
Download Issue 24.05 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report two weeks ago, oil and naphtha prices are about the same and propane prices are down about 7%. WTI crude oil prices are unchanged around $79/barrel. WTI Crude oil is up
Download Issue 24.04 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report two weeks ago, oil, naphtha and propane prices are all pretty much flat. WTI crude oil prices are around $78/barrel versus $77/barrel two weeks ago. Naphtha prices (CIF Japan) are the
Download Issue 24.03 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report two weeks ago, oil, naphtha and propane pricing are all higher. WTI crude oil prices are up about 5% to $76.61/barrel compared to two weeks ago. This is on top of
Download Issue 24.02 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report two weeks ago, oil and naphtha are up small but propane pricing is up big on account of the arctic freeze sweeping across much of the USA. WTI crude oil prices
Download Issue 24.01 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report in early December, oil prices , naphtha prices and propane prices are all about the same. WTI crude oil prices attempted to rally somewhat in December but were unable and they
Download Issue 23.22 Market Update Plastics Feedstocks (Oil, Naphtha, Propane) Since our last report, oil prices are significantly lower, naphtha prices are slightly lower and propane prices are higher. So, sort of a mixed bag but in general the global feedstocks for PGP and PP