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The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief — 44 episodes

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Don't Drop the Stick: Playing Defense in a Four-Month Rising Resin Market | May 2, 2026

2

Increase Fatigue Is Changing Buyer Outcomes — April 2026 Resin Market Moves

3

Signals vs Noise: Navigating Resin Market Disruptions

4

The Cost Position Problem: Why Sales Teams at Plastic Processors Are Quoting on a Fiction - Resin Market Moves April 19, 2026

5

Every Resin Is Moving at Once — April 2026 Market Update and Q2 Negotiation Strategy

6

9 Plastic Resins. 9 Upward Signals. What Buyers Need to Know. Resin Market Moves | April 4, 2026 |

7

Resin Market Moves | March 28, 2026 — Producers Are Layering Increases Into May. Here's What to Do.

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9 Resins Under Pressure: The Middle East Conflict, Feedstock Spikes & Buyer Strategy

9

The Odds Are Stacked Against Resin Buyers — Here's How to Win Anyway

10

War Premium in Your Resin Bill: Separating Fact from Narrative (Week of March 13)

11

Resin Market Moves - Oil Spikes, Producers Push Increases: Is the Resin Market Actually Tightening?

12

Geopolitics Meets Polyolefins: Epic Fury Creates 16MM Tons of Risk for Plastic Resin

13

Tariff Reset & Structural Risk in North American Resin Markets

14

Resin Reset 2026: The Procurement Power Shift

15

Resin Market Brief – Another NMA Reset…The $0.25/LB Reality Check for PE Buyers

16

Resin Market Moves 2/14/2026 - Inventory Up, Prices Up: The Structural Risks Facing Resin Buyers in 2026

17

Why Resin Forecasts Break & How Buyers Defend Them (2026 Planning Edition)

18

Early 2026 Resin Risk: Why Structure Matters More Than Demand

19

Resin Market Moves | February 2026 – Discipline Over Direction

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Resin Market Moves – January 2026: Supply Events Drive Selective Tightening

21

Resin Market Moves | January 19, 2026 – Supply Discipline Takes Shape

22

Resin Market Moves – Early January 2026: Selective Tightening Emerges

23

Resin Market Moves – January 2026 | Venezuela, Energy Markets & Resin Pricing Implications

24

Resin Market Brief – 2026 Forecast Outlook - 12/29/25

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Resin Market Moves – Christmas Edition: What Resin Buyers Need to Know for 2026

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Resin Market Moves – December 2025: Year-End Resin Outlook & 2026 Planning - 12/15/25

27

The Resin Distribution Landscape Has Changed — Are Buyers Ready? - Webinar

28

Resin Market Moves – 12/8/25: Year-End Resin Outlook for Processors

29

Resin Market Moves — Thanksgiving Special Edition - PP State of the Market and Outlook with Plastics Legend Lowell Huovinen

30

North American Resin Market Summary – November 21, 2025

31

Resin Market Moves | The Slow Squeeze | Margin Erosion, Weak Demand & Year-End Destocking | 11/17/25

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Resin Market Brief: How Resin Buyers Can Win Over Their C-Suite

33

Resin Market Moves | 11/7/25 | Michael Workman | Growth Director at ResinSmart

34

A Buyer's Journey with Justin Riney - The Human Side of Procurement

35

Q4 Resin Outlook: Producers Push Increases Without Support | 11/3/25 | ResinSmart Update

36

October 2025 Resin Update | Buyers Still in Control as Markets Stay Weak | 10/27/25

37

Inventories Are Finally Dropping — But Markets Are Still Long | 10/20/25 |Q4 Resin Market Moves (PE, PP, PS, PVC, ABS, PC, PET)

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Too Much Resin, Not Enough Demand | Q4 Resin Market Breakdown (PE, PP, PS, PVC, PET) | 10/13/25

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Resin Market Moves - 10/7/25 - Q4 Resin Market Update: Flat, Weak & Oversupplied

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Resin Market Moves – 9/29/25 - Buyer Leverage vs. Supplier Hike Nominations

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Resin Market Moves - 9/13/25 - Why producers are losing ground

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Resin Market Moves - 9/7/25 - Buyers Hold the Leverage

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Resin Market Moves - 8/31/25 | PE & PP Inventories Surge, Buyers Push Back

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Resin Market Moves - 8/22/25