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LyondellBasell Announces August Increase for PP Following Propylene Hikes
July 1, 2020
LyondellBasell to increase US polypropylene prices for August by 3 cents/lb: letter
- Author Emmanuel Gallegos
- Editor Keiron Greenhalgh
- Commodity Petrochemicals
New York — LyondellBasell subsidiaries Equistar Chemicals and Mexico City-based Basell Poliolefinas plan to increase their polypropylene prices in North America by 3 cents/lb ($66/mt) for August, the company said in a letter to customers June 29.
The increase would be in addition to all previous price-increase announcements, Equistar said in the letter.
The letter said they would increase their August polypropylene prices by the change in polymer-grade propylene pricing for the month from July 2020.
PGP contracts settled June 29 at 26.5 cents/lb, moving up 5 cents/lb ($110/mt) from the May PGP price of 21.50 cents/lb.
The increase to the US June polymer-grade propylene contract price was in line with market expectations of a price increase.
The settlement marks the first price increase since September 2019, S&P Global Platts data showed.
PGP contract prices remain at an 11-year low and were last lower January 2009 at 22 cents/lb, according to Platts data.
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