Commodity Market Report
Polyethylene North America monthly market overview January 2019
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HDPE spot-export FOB Houston prices fell to $992/ton, which is the lowest price point this year, which is 22% below the peak price in 2018. This was supported by a sharp fall in ethane and naphtha pricing since September. Feedstock supply tightness has eased and this has provided margin relief for ethylene and polyethylene producers. A strong rise in operating rates is supporting growth of domestic production and a surge in exports. Domestic demand weakened following the end of the peak manufacturing season and in the approach towards the year end. The US Thanksgiving holiday slowed markets towards the end of November.
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