Chemicals and Market Impact

PVC Off Its Peak, But It's Long Term Outlook Remains Compelling

Jun 16, 2021 2:04:55 PM / by Cooley May

PVC margins are off their highs, as pricing is falling through June. The building product markets remain robust in our view, albeit off their highs, and some of the strength in PVC in April and May was a consequence of production shortages caused by the winter freeze in February. While PVC may be falling faster than polyethylene today, we see support for US PVC at higher prices and margins than for polyethylene in a weaker market unless oil climbs further relative to US ethane.  See more on our daily report.

Exhibit 5-Jun-16-2021-04-52-28-37-PM

Source: Bloomberg, C-MACC Analysis, June 2021

Tags: Chemicals, PVC, Polyethylene, Oil, PVC Margins, US Ethane

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