TCC’s Weekly Raw Materials Update: February 19-23.
Ethylene
Feb spot ethylene down to 22cpp
Feb 45-day average for TX/LA at 23.254cpp
Compared to 27.884 January average
Benzene
Prices slightly lower this week
Tuesday: Feb closed at 309cpg DDP HTC, down 1cpp in a week
Friday: Feb and Mar traded at 309cpg DDP HTC
Weighted average of Feb sales: 309.17cpg
Propylene
PGP
Spot Feb PGP moves down to 43.625cpp
Spot Mar PGP trades down to 43.5cpp
RGP
Spot Feb RGP trades down to 28.5cpp
Polypropylene
Prices continue to lower
Market adjusting to new, lower monomer costs
Polyethylene
PE prices flat to higher
Generally tight supply
New PE capacity along US Gulf Coast not seen as a major impact yet
Polystyrene
PS prime market prices holding with a 2cpp increase
4cpp increase announced for March
Crude Oil
Slightly lower this week
Monday: $61.79/bbl
Fri: 63.55/bbl
Last Fri: 61.55/bbl
(Apr NYMEX WTI Crude)
Natural Gas
Tue: 2.616/mmBtu
Fri: 2.625/mmBtu
Last Fri: 2.558/mmBtu
(Mar NYMEX Natural Gas)
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