{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief","title":"Crude at $88: Does It Really Mean Higher Resin Prices?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":285,"description":"Crude oil jumped nearly $7 this week, pushing WTI close to $88 per barrel.\nFor resin buyers, the predictable question follows: Does higher crude mean higher plastic resin prices?\nThis week, the answer depends heavily on what you're buying.\n\nMichael Workman breaks down the latest Resin Market Moves and explains why supply conditions continue to favor buyers in polyethylene, polypropylene, and PVC — even with crude making headlines.\n\nHe also looks at the other side of the market, where higher benzene is creating legitimate cost pressure in polystyrene and Nylon 6. The pressure is real, but growing PS inventories, declining caprolactam spot values, and healthy Nylon 6 availability mean full supplier initiatives aren't necessarily automatic pass-throughs.\n\nAnd then there's ABS: despite higher benzene, aggressively priced imports continue pushing domestic pricing lower.\n\nMichael closes with three markets to watch heading into September — polycarbonate, Nylon 6.6, and PET — and the key signals buyers should be preparing for now.\n\nIn this episode:\nWhy $88 crude doesn't automatically mean higher resin prices\nWhy supply still favors PE, PP and PVC buyers\nThe legitimate—but negotiable—cost pressure facing PS and Nylon 6\nWhy ABS continues moving lower despite higher benzene\nWhat to watch in PC, Nylon 6.6 and PET heading into September\nThe bottom line: Know which feedstock actually drives your resin pricing. Know where supply stands. Negotiate from the facts, not the headlines.\nResin Market Moves\n\nMichael Workman | Executive Director, ResinSmart | Powered by RTi Global\n\nPurchase wisely.","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}