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WTI broke below $98/bbl, down over 3% on the week. Geopolitical premium from Hormuz blockade expectations is unwinding. Iran nuclear talks sent mixed signals. Plastics cost support weakening marginally.
PP rallied in H1 2026 on geopolitical premiums. H2 faces 2+ million mt new capacity wave.
US-Iran peace deal expectations triggered a 5%+ crude plunge with WTI dropping below 100 dollars. Petrochemical cost support weakens.
PP granules lead petrochemical gains on maintenance and futures support, but plastic weaving off-season caps upside
Iran nuclear talks pressure WTI to $107.77, 61.9% of petrochemicals decline as cost support weakens across plastics market
Phenol topped the petrochemical gainers list as benzene prices rose in tandem, but epoxy chloropropane and other downstream products bucked the trend.
WTI crude surpassed $108/bbl amid Hormuz Strait closure concerns, bolstering cost support for plastic resins, though weak downstream demand limits upside.
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