{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief","title":"Why Resin Forecasts Break & How Buyers Defend Them (2026 Planning Edition)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fddf7963\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2971,"description":"There are two types of resin buyers: those who’ve been wrong on a forecast—and those who will be.\nIn this special edition of Resin Market Brief, Michael Workman and Tyler Wheeler discuss why resin forecasts break and what top procurement teams do differently to defend them.\nKey topics:\nwhy forecasts aren’t predictions—they’re decision tools for finance and operations\nthe 9 levers that drive resin forecasting (petrochemical chain, supply, demand, margin strategy, freight, tax/tariff/trade, regulatory timing, rebates/credits)\nsignal vs. noise (and why some headlines don’t actually move price)\ncross-functional validation: turning “my forecast” into “the company forecast”\nconfidence ranges and when to update finance without creating noise\nwhy most tools provide numbers, but not context—and what to do about it\nTo explore ResinSmart forecasts and get a complimentary benchmarking assessment, visit https://resinsmart.ai.","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}