Phthalic anhydride market holds flat in Asia: What’s keeping prices locked at current levels? – International petrochemical price movement, 5 Jun 2026

Feedstocks and energy

Phthalic anhydride market holds flat in Asia: What’s keeping prices locked at current levels?

Naphtha market slides further in Japan and Europe: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?

Butadiene market weakens again: What’s behind the latest global price softening?

Crude oil market turns lower: What’s behind the fresh drop in Brent and WTI?

Ethylene market weakens in the West: What’s keeping Asian prices unchanged?

Propylene market turns volatile: What’s behind sharp swings across regions?

EDC market holds flat in Asia: What’s behind Europe’s latest pullback?

VCM market slides lower across regions: What’s behind the latest broad price drop?

Polyethylene markets

HDPE HM market holds steady across Asia: What’s keeping prices unchanged?

HDPE raffia market stays flat: What’s keeping regional prices frozen?

HDPE injection market remains mixed: What’s driving fresh gains in some regions?

HDPE blow moulding market turns flat: What’s keeping most prices unchanged?

HDPE film market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind the fresh weakness in the West?

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

LDPE lamination market stays frozen: What’s keeping prices locked in place?

LDPE heavy duty market holds flat: What’s keeping regional prices unchanged?

LDPE injection market stays steady: What’s keeping prices frozen across regions?

LDPE film market splits by region: What’s behind Europe and US weakness while Asia stays flat?

LDPE milk pouch market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?

LLDPE rotomoulding market holds steady: What’s keeping prices frozen?

LLDPE injection market holds flat: What’s keeping regional prices unchanged?

LLDPE metallocene market stays locked: What’s keeping prices flat across key hubs?

LLDPE film market holds flat in Asia: What’s behind the latest Western weakness?

Polypropylene markets

PP copolymer market firms up in the US Gulf: What’s driving the latest price rise?

PP raffia market stays flat: What’s keeping prices frozen across regions?

PP BOPP market holds steady: What’s keeping regional prices unchanged?

PP random copolymer market holds flat: What’s keeping prices locked in place?

PP block copolymer market turns mixed: What’s behind Southeast Asia’s uptick amid flat global prices?

PP film market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged across regions?

PP injection market turns mixed: What’s behind Europe’s uptick and US Gulf strength?

Vinyls and styrenics

PVC market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind the fresh weakness in Europe and the US?

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

PS GPPS market holds flat in Asia: What’s behind the fresh US Gulf slide?

PS HIPS market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind the latest US Gulf drop?

Engineering plastics and performance materials

EVA market holds flat: What’s keeping prices frozen across key regions?

ABS market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind Europe’s slight dip?

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

Polyester and downstream packaging

PET bottle grade market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind Europe’s latest dip?