Engineering plastics makers say demand is up 5%-10% for greatest in quantity resins.

Engineering plastics makers say demand is up 5%-10% for greatest in quantity resins. Margin recovery, however, has been slower fit to surging feedstock costs, husbandmans say. Benzene costs, which have tripled this year, are a particular bear upon as benzene is a primary raw material in nylon polycarbonate, and styrenics.

"Profits are not where they should be, given the instant demand and supply situation," common producer rays. "The inability to pass by the agency of price increases fast enough is hurting." Engineering plastics makers say that they are working with customers to change pricing space of times but progress has been heavy

Benzene prices averaged

$3.62/gal in

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