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TCC’s Weekly Raw Materials Update: March 12-16.
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Ethylene
Mar spot ethylene trades down to 17.5cpp
Rebounds up to 18cpp
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Benzene
Mar ended the week down to 295cpg DDP HTC
Apr: 295-301cpg DDP HTC
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Propylene
PGP
Spot Mar PGP trades down to 44cpp
RGP
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Polypropylene
Prices mostly steady, market waiting for a monomer contract settlement
Bulk rail: Mar HoPP IM/raffia for export 55cpp railcar FOB Houston
HoPP IM FOB Chicago unchanged at 59cpp
Low-end offgrade CoPP for export ~ 49cpp railcar FOB Houston
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Polyethylene
Prices flat to lower, limited spot activity
Tight availability for HDPE BM and film grades
LLDPE film availability improvd
Some HDPE IM and LDPE frac melt availability was seen
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Polystyrene
4cpp increase on prime continued for March
Tight monomer supply, seasonally strong demand
Supply remains tight due to low quarterly operating rates
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Crude Oil
Higher this week
Monday: $61.36/bbl
Fri: $62.34/bbl
Last Fri: 65.49/bbl
(Apr NYMEX WTI Crude)
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Natural Gas
Lower this week
Mon: $2.778/mmBtu
Fri: $2.688/mmBtu
Last Fri: 2.732/mmBtu
(Apr NYMEX Natural Gas)
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