POLYMER August 31, 2026

AGE Polymer Weekly Review | Higher Energy Costs, Middle East Supply Risk & September Market Outlook | 31 August 2026

Global polymer markets enter September with **higher energy and feedstock costs, cautious demand, and increasing Middle East logistics risk**. PE and PP show a **sideways-to-firm bias**, supported by replacement costs and potential Gulf supply disruptions, while PVC remains comparatively weak; PET is broadly balanced and ABS remains volatile.

AGE Polymer Weekly Review | Higher Energy Costs, Middle East Supply Risk & September Market Outlook | 31 August 2026

Global polymer markets enter September with higher energy and feedstock costs, cautious demand and Middle East logistics risk. PE and PP show a sideways-to-firm bias, while PVC remains comparatively weak. PET is broadly balanced and ABS remains volatile. AGE expects a mixed market rather than a broad rally, with Gulf logistics, feedstocks and real downstream demand driving the week ahead.

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