Daily Chemical Reaction
Price Check! – Petrochemical Contract & Spot Market Disconnects Occur Amid Volatility, Eventually Normalize
Key Points:
- US contract polyethylene prices seem set for another sizable negative non-market adjustment based on spot price trends – still, US producers have nominated contract price hikes for August.
- US PE producers typically nominate prices higher throughout hurricane season so they can quickly implement upticks if outages occur – higher oil or outages are needed to spur prices.
- We discuss the Brenntag 2Q23 report and market outlook, the ICL report and our findings of rising elemental bromine values in China and highlight takeaways from American Vanguard.
- Berry continues to push its sustainability efforts in plastics, renewable power prices in Europe vary significantly, creating advantaged pockets, and we discuss a new hydrogen technology.
- We discuss falling prices in China, lower consumer price inflation expectations for Asia relative to the US and Europe again in 2023 and highlight findings from the Continental Tire 2Q update.
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