While cold weather on the Gulf Coast may have a short-term impact on resin supplies, other factors are going to influence pricing in early 2024. Frank Esposito talks about export demand, the economy, ethylene oversupply, and expectations for polyethylene and polypropylene in the January Polymers Points Live.
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In addition, we cover pricing changes for recycled PET, with sources telling Plastics News that demand is picking up as buyers anticipate new requirements for post-consumer content in packaging.
In Polymer Points Live, Esposito also recapped changes for PVC, polystyrene, PET, nylon and polycarbonate, and shared his thoughts on the outlook for those resins and post-consumer materials.
