17 Apr 2026

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Crude oil tumbles on supply optimism after reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

18 Apr 2026 11:00 IST

Iran signals possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. blockade

18 Apr 2026 09:45 IST

Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping amid Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

17 Apr 2026 07:20 IST

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices journey southward in United States

17 Apr 2026 04:00 IST

WEEKLY POLYMER PRICES
	Date	Price (Min/Max)
Polypropylene Film CFR South East Asia	15 Apr 2026	- USD/MT
PVC Suspension CFR GCC	13 Apr 2026	- USD/MT
HDPE Film FD NWE	17 Apr 2026	- Euro/MT
LDPE Film CFR Brazil	17 Apr 2026	- USD/MT
PS GPPS FAS HOUSTON	17 Apr 2026	- USD/MT

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News - 18 Apr 2026 10:10 IST

Crude oil price shocks to squeeze margins of plastic packaging industry

The spike in crude oil prices are likely to hit profit margins of plastic packaging material manufacturers due to a proportionate increase in the input costs which may eventually impact fresh investment cycle in the short term to have long-term material availability squeeze. The input cost increases may outpace product price revisions, and its impact is expected to emerge first...
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Crude oil tumbles on supply optimism after reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Iran signals possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. blockade

Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping amid Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices journey southward in United States

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Crude oil price shocks to squeeze margins of plastic packaging industry

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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) rolls over Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) prices in the domestic market of India

Reliance industries Limited (RIL) keeps Diethylene glycol (DEG) prices unchanged in the domestic market of India

Global polymer market synopsis

SNAPSHOT: Bangalore market as of April 18, 2026

SNAPSHOT: Mumbai market as of April 18, 2026

SNAPSHOT: Ahmedabad market as of April 18, 2026

SNAPSHOT: Delhi market as of April 18, 2026

Sinopec Jinling takes PX units off-stream

Crasus eyes to resume operations at VAM unit

Crude oil price shocks to squeeze margins of plastic packaging industry

PetroChina Liaoyang takes PP unit off-stream

Formosa INEOS operates acetic acid unit at lower rates

Sichuan Shengda halts production at PTA plant

PetroChina Jilin halts production at SM plant

Tianjin Bohua raises run rates at Acetic acid plant at

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) withdraws price protection on Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Indian Open Markets Price Table – April 17, 2026

Styrene monomer (SM) prices remain steady in the United States

U.S. Acrylonitrile (ACN) prices surge on tight supply and strong downstream demand

Toluene prices climb in the United States

Propylene prices fall in the United States

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices quote higher in the United States on supply constraints

Linear Low density polyethylene (LLDPE) prices quote mixed in Latin America

SNAPSHOT: Ahmedabad market as of April 17, 2026

Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) export prices surge in the United States on supply concerns

SNAPSHOT: Delhi market as of April 17, 2026

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