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Phthalic anhydride market weakens across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price fall? – International petrochemical price movement, 27 May 2026

May 27, 2026

Feedstocks and energy

Phthalic anhydride market weakens across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

Naphtha market tumbles in Japan and Europe: What triggered the sharp regional price drop?

Butadiene market slides across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

Crude oil market sinks sharply: What’s behind the latest global price collapse?

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

Propylene market slides lower worldwide: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

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

VCM market stays frozen: What’s keeping prices locked at current levels?

Polyethylene markets

HDPE HM market holds flat: What’s keeping Asian prices unchanged?

HDPE raffia market softens in Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price dip?

HDPE injection market weakens across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price decline?

HDPE blow moulding market softens in Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

HDPE film market retreats across key hubs: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

HDPE pipe market holds steady: What’s keeping prices unchanged?

LDPE lamination market slides lower: What’s behind the latest price dip?

LDPE heavy duty market weakens broadly: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

LDPE injection market slides lower: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

LDPE film market retreats across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

LDPE milk pouch market softens: What’s behind the latest regional price decline?

LLDPE rotomoulding market slips lower: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

LLDPE injection market weakens across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

LLDPE metallocene market holds firm: What’s keeping global prices locked in place?

LLDPE film market slides across key markets: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

Polypropylene markets

PP copolymer market holds flat in the US Gulf: What’s keeping prices unchanged?

PP raffia market weakens across regions: What’s behind the latest price decline?

PP BOPP market slides lower: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

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

PP block copolymer market drops broadly: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

PP film market pulls back across markets: What’s behind the latest regional price decline?

PP injection market weakens: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

Vinyls and styrenics

PVC market cracks across Asia: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

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

PS GPPS market weakens: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

PS HIPS market slides lower: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

Engineering plastics and performance materials

EVA market drops sharply: What’s behind the sudden international price collapse?

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

SAN market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?

Polyester and downstream packaging

PET bottle grade market softens in key export hubs: What’s behind the latest regional price drop?

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