Platts: Global petrochemical prices followed crude oil, naphtha lower in july cost of production fell as feedstock prices dropped

摘要

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market fell for the first time in five months in July, following the decline in the energy complex, according to the just-released monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI). Petrochemical prices, expressed as a monthly average, fell $91 per metric ton (/mt) from June to $l,013/mt in July. The last time global petrochemical prices fell on a monthly average was January of this year, when prices fell 14% to $850/mt.