07 Apr 2026
Brazil’s newly confirmed antidumping duties (ADD) on PE imports from the US and Canada risk deepening strains in an already tight market, industry sources warn.
06 Apr 2026
In a highly controversial move aimed at curbing rampant inflation, the Thai Commerce Ministry added seasoning sauces, bottled drinking water, and plastic pellets to its official list of controlled goods on 1 April.
03 Apr 2026 Brent NYMEX
Immediate physical tightness propelled US WTI sharply higher, jumping $11.42, or 11.4%, to settle at $111.54/barrel — its largest absolute daily gain since 2020. Brent rose $7.87, or 7.8%, to $109.03.
03 Apr 2026
Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 03 April 2026 session with the following settlements.
02 Apr 2026 Brent NYMEX
Despite the futures-driven drop, physical supply remains tightly constrained. Analysts warn that a unilateral US exit without formal guarantees for free maritime passage would leave a structural risk premium intact.
02 Apr 2026
India has moved to temporarily eliminate import duties on key petrochemical products, seeking to stabilise domestic availability amid severe supply disruptions triggered by ongoing oil market turmoil.
US crude inventories swelled to a near three-year high on surging domestic production, contrasting sharply with tightening fuel stocks driven by record exports.
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