Phthalic anhydride market holds flat: What’s keeping global prices unchanged? – International petrochemical price movement, 20 May 2026

Feedstocks and energy

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

Naphtha market stays frozen: What’s keeping prices unmoved in Japan and Europe?

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

Crude oil market pauses: What’s keeping global prices steady?

Ethylene market drops sharply: What’s driving the latest global price fall?

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

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

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

Polyethylene markets

HDPE HM market slides lower: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

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

HDPE injection market softens: What’s behind the latest global price decline?

HDPE blow moulding market retreats: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

HDPE film market slips lower: What’s driving the latest global price fall?

HDPE pipe market pulls back: What’s behind the latest price dip?

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

LDPE heavy duty market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

LDPE injection market slides lower: What’s behind the latest global price decline?

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

LDPE milk pouch market softens: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

LLDPE rotomoulding market weakens: What’s behind the latest global price slide?

LLDPE injection market retreats: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

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

LLDPE film market slides lower: What’s behind the latest global price fall?

Polypropylene markets

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

PP raffia market weakens broadly: What’s behind the latest global price decline?

PP BOPP market slides lower: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

PP random copolymer market softens: What’s behind the latest global price dip?

PP block copolymer market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price fall?

PP film market retreats: What’s behind the latest global price decline?

PP injection market slips lower: What’s driving the latest global price drop?

Vinyls and styrenics

PVC market comes under pressure: What’s behind the sharp global price drop?

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

PS GPPS market weakens: What’s behind the latest global price fall?

PS HIPS market softens: What’s driving the latest global price dip?

Engineering plastics and performance materials

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

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

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

Polyester and downstream packaging

PET bottle grade market weakens: What’s behind the latest global price drop?