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Resin Price Report: Buyers Face Closing Window on Pricing Leverage

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By Michael Workman
| Plastics Today Verified
I was on a call with a resin buyer Wednesday morning when the news came through. The US-Iran ceasefire framework had collapsed. Crude was moving fast. Benzene spot was already reacting. We talked about his July polycarbonate negotiation. The feedstock math had been in his favor all week. In the time it took us to finish the call, part of that math had changed. That is the resin market in July 2026. Buyers are holding more leverage than they have had in years in most materials, anyway.
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Resin Price Report: Summer 2026 Thermoplastics Market Favors Strategic Buyers

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By Michael Workman
| Plastics Today Verified
Summer is the most plastic-intensive season on the calendar. Polyethylene bottles hold the beverages people drink at backyard parties and World Cup watch events. PVC pipe and fittings feed the construction projects that peak in warm weather. Polypropylene packaging keeps food fresh at grocery stores running their highest inventory levels of the year. ABS and PC flow into appliances, outdoor equipment, and consumer products that peak in Q2 and Q3.
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Resin Market Shifts Favor Buyers Amid Inventory Surge

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By Michael Workman
| Plastics Today Verified
Three things converged in the resin market last week that every procurement leader needs to understand and act on. WTI crude dropped more than 9% in a single week following the US-Iran peace agreement, trading into the low $70s. Polyethylene inventories posted a build of 791 million pounds in May — the largest in 11 years — pushing days of supply to roughly 47.
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