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Phthalic anhydride market holds firm: What’s keeping global prices unchanged? – International petrochemical price movement, 13 May 2026

May 13, 2026

Feedstocks and energy

Phthalic anhydride market holds firm: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?

Naphtha market jumps higher: What’s driving the latest price surge in Japan and Europe?

Butadiene market under pressure: What’s behind the latest global price slide?

Crude oil market climbs higher: What’s fueling the latest global price rise?

Ethylene market slides lower: What’s driving the latest global price fall?

Propylene market weakens: What’s behind the latest international price decline?

EDC market under pressure: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

VCM market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?

Polyethylene markets

HDPE HM market pulls back: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

HDPE raffia market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price dip?

HDPE injection market under pressure: What’s behind the latest global price slide?

HDPE blow moulding market softens: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

HDPE film market retreats: What’s behind the latest international price fall?

HDPE pipe market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

LDPE lamination market eases: What’s behind the latest global price dip?

LDPE heavy duty market softens: What’s driving the latest global price decline?

LDPE injection market pulls back: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

LDPE film market under pressure: What’s driving the latest international price fall?

LDPE milk pouch market slips: What’s behind the latest international price decline?

LLDPE rotomoulding market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

LLDPE injection market retreats: What’s behind the latest global price fall?

LLDPE metallocene market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices flat?

LLDPE film market softens: What’s behind the latest global price slide?

Polypropylene markets

PP copolymer market holds flat: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?

PP raffia market eases: What’s behind the latest global price dip?

PP BOPP market softens: What’s driving the latest global price decline?

PP random copolymer market retreats: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

PP block copolymer market slips: What’s driving the latest global price weakness?

PP film market under pressure: What’s behind the latest global price dip?

PP injection market eases: What’s driving the latest global price decline?

Vinyls and styrenics

PVC market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?

PS EPS market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?

PS GPPS market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices flat?

PS HIPS market holds firm: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?

Engineering plastics and performance materials

EVA market holds stable: What’s keeping international prices unchanged?

ABS market holds steady: What’s keeping international prices flat?

SAN market holds firm: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?

Polyester and downstream packaging

PET bottle grade market shifts sharply: What’s behind the latest global price moves?

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