INSIGHT: US-Iran Tensions Push Oil Prices Up, but Asian PVC Price Hikes Will Be Limited

Recent moves by the US to block the Strait of Hormuz have pushed international oil prices up, with WTI crude reaching $79 a barrel. This rise is now starting to push up the prices of other related chemical products, like naphtha and ethylene. This week, ethylene prices in Northeast Asia rose by about $20, trading … Read more