Resin prices remained largely flat across key markets, defying earlier expectations for significant decreases.
In December's Polymer Points Live, Frank Esposito, senior reporter at Plastics News, and Chris Taylor, vice president and general manager of Crain's Global Polymer Group, discussed key trends in resin supply, demand and pricing. Watch the full recording below.
"The hope was for more price decreases, but the only actual price movement we’re seeing is stability," Esposito said.
Esposito also discussed supply chain balance and external factors impacting pricing; plus resin price volatility and market challenges heading into the new year.