Kathy Hall
Kathy Hall is the founder and executive editor of OPIS PetroChem Wire. Kathy manages market reports, news and data concerning ethylene, propylene, and commodity grade plastics markets (PE, PP, PS, PVC). She has been writing about olefins markets for more than 20 years.
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Recent Posts
Petrochemicals, Plastics
PVC Pipe Plants Shut by Storm; Low-Demand Market Mitigates Impact
Hurricane Nicole’s landfall on the US East Coast caused a sigh of relief among the refining community as the Texas/Louisiana...
Petrochemicals, Plastics
The PVC Ride Slows Down as Pipe Inventories Build
Despite the desire to put the chaos and trauma caused by the Coronavirus pandemic of the past 3+ years behind...
Ethylene, Petrochemicals
Enterprise Ethylene Futures Contract Opens on CME; Hub Links to Global Market
We can’t see into exactly what the future holds for US ethylene, but ethylene futures are now tradable at two...
Ethylene, Petrochemicals, Propylene
US Ethylene & Propylene Supply Chain Rebounds After a Shaky Few Months
Our last blogpost in early April ended on a deeply uncertain note. Lockdowns in the US had just begun a...
Petrochemicals
Ethylene and Propylene Prices in 2020: Two Market Stories
Ethylene and propylene prices have had an interesting start to the year – both markets have seen prices drop, but...
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
U.S. Ethylene Prices in Q2 2019: Where Have All the Traders Gone?
Ethylene prices are having a tough year. Trading liquidity has dried up in a market that has shed 30% of...
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
U.S. Ethylene Prices in Q1 2019: Less-Than-Happy New Year
As yet, the year 2019 has not provided much in the way of a Happy New Year for ethylene sellers....
Petrochemicals, Spot Market
Petrochemicals 101: The In’s & Out’s of the ‘Enes
The building blocks of the petrochemical world often take a back seat to the stars of the energy and manufacturing world. Let’s give...