Ethylene
Nov spot ethylene stays at 27.5cpp
US ethylene prices remain lowest in the world
Europe: 52.4cpp, Southeast Asia: 59cpp
Benzene
US Nov benzene stays strong, up to $3.38-3.40/gal
US remains higher than Asia ($2.898/gal), Europe ($3.366/gal)
Propylene
PGP
Spot Nov PGP eases to 48.25cpp
RGP
Spot Nov RGP bids up to 37cpp
Polypropylene
Limited movement during holiday-shortened week
Availability remains balanced-to-tight
Polyethylene
Prices flat-to-lower, limited activity
Some pockets of tight supply
Polystyrene
Spot prices appeared flat with limited activity
Two US producers announced 6cpp increases, effective December 1
Follows upward trend in Q4 benzene pricing
Crude Oil
Futures higher throughout last week
Monday: $56.42/bbl
Friday: $58.95/bbl
(Jan NYMEX WTI Crude)
Natural Gas
Futures lower this week
Monday: $3.047/bbl
Friday: $2.813/bbl
(Dec NYMEX Natural Gas)
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