The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief

January set the tone for 2026: selective tightening, feedstock volatility, and supplier initiatives moving faster than demand.
This week’s Resin Market Moves covers:
  • PE increases driven by supply discipline
  • PP feedstock pressure from PDH outages
  • PS cost push without demand support
  • Engineering resins stable, but RMC rising
  • Nylon supplier initiatives ahead of fundamentals
  • PET rollover and what to watch in Q2
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