Weekly Market Update: April 9-13, 2018

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TCC’s Weekly Raw Materials Update: April 9-13.

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Ethylene

Spot ethylene steadies this week at 14.25cpp

45-day weighted average: 15.653cpp
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Benzene

Spot ends the week flat, $2.94/gal DDP HTC

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Propylene

RGP
Spot PGP up slightly, to 43.75cpp

RGP
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Polypropylene

Prices flat-to-higher, supply remains tight with strong demand
PP operating rates rebounding to 93.5%

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Polyethylene

Flat-to-lower this week
Supply of some grades show signs of loosening
LLDPE relatively available
HDPE BM shows flat availability
LDPE film, HMWPE film remain tight

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Polystyrene

Prices steady this week, limited spot activity, relatively good availability

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Crude Oil

Higher this week

Monday: $63.42/bbl
Fri: $67.39/bbl
Last Fri: $62.06/bbl
(May NYMEX WTI Crude)

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Natural Gas

Higher this week

Mon: $2.693/mmBtu
Fri: $2.735/mmBtu
Last Fri: $2.701/mmBtu
(May NYMEX Natural Gas)

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