EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 5 MIN
Resin Market Moves — June 7, 2026 "The Show Went On. But Nationals Are Ahead."
from The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief · host ResinSmart
It was dance recital week in the Workman household — and the chaos behind the scenes at the studio is a perfect metaphor for where the resin market sits right now. May settled cleanly on the surface. But TotalEnergies is still under force majeure in PP. A Phillips 66 turnaround is coming in June. Celanese is rationalizing PA66 capacity ahead of a Singapore unit closure in July. And the final April PE inventory data came in 150+ million pounds above the preliminary read.Michael Workman breaks down what buyers need to know before committing to June pricing — and why producers are counting on buyers who aren't looking too closely at what's happening backstage.In this episode: Polypropylene supply disruptions PA66 Celanese capacity rationalization Trinseo Chapter 11 PE inventory revision How to separate cost-justified increases from margin recovery asksResinSmart | Powered by RTi Global | Since 1998 | resinsmart.ai
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