Prices skyrocket across the board, from extravehicular activities to special engineering plastics testing downstream response capabilities
As the conflict in the Middle East continues, the price transmission chain from oil to plastics is profoundly impacting various industries. EVA, EAA/EMAA, EVOH, PC/ABS, PMMA, POM, and even high-end specialty engineering plastics such as PPSU/PSU/PES have all been involved in this wave of price increases without exception. Market data witnessed a surge across the […]
Geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East have pushed up costs, and demand for high-end polyolefin elastomers (POE/POP/OBC) has bucked the trend
The ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is reshaping the market landscape of the plastics and chemical industries. The turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed international oil prices above $100 per barrel, significantly driving up the cost of upstream monomers such as ethylene and octene. However, high-end polyolefin elastomers (POEs), polyolefin plastics […]