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TCC’s Weekly Raw Materials Update: March 26-29.
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Ethylene
Spot ethylene saw a slight rebound
Ended the week at 17.25cpp
Ethylene down overall for March
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Benzene
Range-bound this week, no new trades
Mar: 292cpg DDP HTC
Apr: 289-295cpg DDP HTC
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Propylene
PGP
Spot Mar PGP trades at month low, 42.75cpp
RGP
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Polypropylene
Prices mostly unchanged, relatively quiet end of the month
April prices remain uncertain, depending on monomer contracts
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Polyethylene
Flat-to-lower, spot trading quiet this week
LDPE, LLDPE spot availability expected to improve
HDPE BM and HMWPE likely to stay tight
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Polystyrene
Prices steady, limited spot activity this week
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Crude Oil
Lower this week
Monday: $65.55/bbl
Fri: $64.94/bbl
Last Fri: 65.88/bbl
(May NYMEX WTI Crude)
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Natural Gas
Lower this week
Mon: $2.657/mmBtu
Fri: $2.773/mmBtu
Last Fri: 2.633/mmBtu
(May NYMEX Natural Gas)
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