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Phthalic anhydride climbs across Asia as regional prices gain up to 25 – International petrochemical price movement, 2 Sep 2026

Sep 02, 2026

Feedstocks and base chemicals in focus

Phthalic anhydride climbs across Asia as regional prices gain up to 25

Naphtha jumps across Japan and Europe as regional prices strengthen sharply

Butadiene rises across Asian and European hubs while US Gulf remains flat

Brent and WTI surge as crude oil markets extend powerful global gains

Ethylene markets diverge sharply as South Asia rises while Northeast Asia retreats

Propylene prices split globally as Asian gains meet European market weakness

EDC prices remain frozen across all major international trading hubs today again

VCM prices hold steady across Asian, European and US markets today again

HDPE global market radar

HDPE HM prices rise uniformly as major Asian markets strengthen further

HDPE raffia prices advance broadly as Asian markets build fresh upward momentum

HDPE injection prices climb across Asia while Europe and US remain flat

HDPE blow moulding rises across Asia while Western markets hold steady

HDPE film prices surge across Asia while Europe and US remain unchanged

HDPE pipe prices jump in South Korea and Saudi Arabia today sharply

LDPE and LLDPE price pulse

LDPE lamination prices climb in Qatar as regional demand gains strength

LDPE heavy-duty prices rise broadly as South Asian markets lead gains

LDPE injection prices advance across Asia as Sri Lanka posts biggest gain

LDPE film prices climb broadly across Asia while Western markets remain flat

LDPE milk-pouch prices advance as Sri Lanka leads broad regional market gains

LLDPE rotomoulding prices diverge as South Asian markets rise selectively today further

LLDPE injection stays flat across major hubs while South Asia gains ground

Metallocene LLDPE prices remain frozen across four major international markets today again

LLDPE film prices rise selectively across Asia while major hubs remain flat

PP international market watch

PP copolymer prices hold unchanged in US Gulf as market momentum stalls

PP raffia prices climb broadly as Pakistan leads regional gains today sharply

PP BOPP prices advance across Asian markets as Pakistan posts biggest gain

PP random copolymer prices rise uniformly across major Asian markets today again

PP block copolymer prices climb broadly while Europe and Southeast Asia stagnate

PP film prices rise across Asia as Pakistan posts strongest regional gain

PP injection prices advance across Asia while Western markets remain firmly unchanged

Polymers, styrenics and specialty resins tracker

PVC prices diverge globally as Asian gains meet Southeast Asian weakness

PS EPS prices remain unchanged in Northwest Europe while Korean data unavailable

PS GPPS prices climb across Asia while Western markets remain firmly unchanged

PS HIPS prices rise broadly across Asia while Western markets remain flat

EVA prices surge across Asian markets as Saudi Arabia leads regional gains

ABS injection prices remain frozen across Asian and European markets today again

SAN prices stay unchanged in South Korea and Taiwan today again overall

PET bottle-grade prices climb across Asia while Europe and US remain flat

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