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The Chemical Company Weekly Pricing Update: February 5-9, 2018.
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Ethylene
Feb spot ethylene trades down to 21.25cpp
Rebounds in February to 22.25cpp
US ethylene prices remain lowest in the world
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Benzene
US Feb benzene drops 20 cents, ends at $2.95/gal
Global prices fell in parallel
US styrene down 2 cents, to $.66cpp
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Propylene
PGP
Spot Feb PGP down to 50cpp
Mar offers fall to 48.5cpp
RGP
Spot Feb RGP flat at 31cpp
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Polypropylene
Prices flat-to-lower, low monomer values weighed on buyer expectations
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Polyethylene
PE mostly higher this week, producers push to implement a 4cpp February price increase
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Polystyrene
PS suppliers implement a 2cpp price increase in Feb
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Crude Oil
Slightly lower this week
Monday: $64.15/bbl
Friday: $59.20/bbl
(Mar NYMEX WTI Crude)
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Natural Gas
Lower this week
Monday: $2.747/mmBtu
Friday: $2.584/mmBtu
(Feb NYMEX Natural Gas)
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