To date, 2019 has been an interesting year for the petrochemical industry. The trade war with China, sanctions in Iran and the turmoil in Venezuela all have contributed to a murky outlook and have industry professionals wondering what the remainder of the year, along with 2020, will bring.

While we at RTi do not possess a crystal ball to predict the future of resin prices, we can use a combination of market intelligence, a network containing over 14 billion pounds of annual transactions and decades of experience to get a picture of where the markets are likely to be moving.