The slowing economy is having an impact on North American resin markets. But prices for some materials may be headed higher anyway as buyers deplete inventories and suppliers cut capacity and export more resin overseas.
In Material Insights, Senior Reporter Frank Esposito talks about the near-term outlook for polyethylene and polypropylene.
His comments are from the January Polymer Points Live, which also recaps pricing news for PVC, polystyrene, PET, polycarbonate, nylon and ABS.
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