Ethylene
Dec spot ends lower, 27.5cpp
US ethylene remains lowest in the world
(Europe: 52.5cpp, SE Asia: 54.4cpp, NE Asia: 60.3cpp)
Benzene
US Dec benzene ends at $3.38/gal, up 6 cents since last Fri
US benzene higher than Asia ($3.02/gal), lower than Europe ($3.55/gal)
US styrene prices gain 0.2cpp, up to 59.4cpp, or $1310/mt
Propylene
PGP
Spot Dec PGP ends up, to 48.5cpp
US PGP remains highest in the world
(Asia: 42.4 FOB Korea, 46cpp CFR NE Asia, 46.7cpp Europe)
RGP
Spot Dec RGP slightly higher, to 37cpp
Polypropylene
Prices mixed among slow demand, firm monomer costs
Early reports show NA PP inventories up 48 mil lbs last month
Polyethylene
Prices mostly unchanged, tight spot availability
Polystyrene
US PS producers have raised Dec prime markets by 5cpp
Crude Oil
Slightly lower this week
Monday: $57.99/bbl
Friday: $57.30/bbl
(Jan NYMEX WTI Crude)
Previous Friday: $57.36/bbl
Natural Gas
Slightly lower this week
Monday: $2.828/mmBtu
Friday: $2.612/mmBtu
(Jan NYMEX Natural Gas)
Previous Friday: 2.772/mmBtu
Weekly Market Review
TCC produces weekly market review graphics, with content courtesy of PetroChem Wire. This information is distributed via TCC’s social media pages, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, as well as posted to The View section of the website, and occasionally published via email with other market updates.