Feedstock Tightening, Mixed Olefins Margins

This issue examines how tightening feedstock markets influenced olefins margins and downstream polymer profitability across production routes. Crude and gas strengthened while coal and naphtha declined; propane rose. Olefins were mixed, with gas‑feed ethylene margins improving and naphtha routes pressured. PE and PP prices rose but margins mostly weakened. MEG margins declined across routes.