{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief","title":"Resin Market Moves 2/14/2026 - Inventory Up, Prices Up: The Structural Risks Facing Resin Buyers in 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/62a3c7fb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":146,"description":"Early 2026 is not behaving like a typical resin cycle.\nPolyethylene inventories surged — yet producers are pushing price increases.\nPolypropylene is seeing feedstock pressure.\nPolystyrene is reacting to benzene spikes.\nPVC is tightening due to turnaround season.\nPET remains weak — for now.\nSo what’s real?\nIn this episode of Resin Market Brief, Michael Workman explains:\nWhy inventory builds don’t automatically mean price relief\nHow feedstock reliability is quietly driving polypropylene\nWhy engineered resins look stable on the surface — but aren’t underneath\nThe structural risks resin buyers face in 2026\nAnd how forecasting frameworks must evolve to defend decisions\nThis episode expands on our recent webinar:\n“Why Resin Forecasts Break & How Buyers Defend Them.”\n\nIf you’re responsible for resin procurement, margin protection, or portfolio performance, this conversation will sharpen how you interpret today’s market signals.\nVisit ResinSmart.ai to explore tools that turn signal into strategy.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9sQKF90z4mZMcXCjKzZYFM5EfH2MoBWVj1RDIOBqoTM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NDZm/ZDZjZDg5MWQwNTVm/NWFiYjczODZhMTYw/NGVjNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}