Global polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices have increased significantly in 2021, and reached 1,600 U.S. dollars per metric ton on March 10, 2021. In February 2021, winter storm Uri hit the United States, causing an energy crisis in Texas. Chemical plants in Texas suffered power outages, resulting in PVC shortages. Power outages also impacted polypropylene production, driving prices up.
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Wall Street Journal. (March 17, 2021). Bi-monthly prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) worldwide from January 2020 to March 2021 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239104/bi-monthly-polypropylene-price-worldwide/
Wall Street Journal. "Bi-monthly prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) worldwide from January 2020 to March 2021 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)." Chart. March 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239104/bi-monthly-polypropylene-price-worldwide/
Wall Street Journal. (2021). Bi-monthly prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) worldwide from January 2020 to March 2021 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239104/bi-monthly-polypropylene-price-worldwide/
Wall Street Journal. "Bi-monthly Prices for Polyvinyl Chloride (Pvc) Worldwide from January 2020 to March 2021 (in U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239104/bi-monthly-polypropylene-price-worldwide/
Wall Street Journal, Bi-monthly prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) worldwide from January 2020 to March 2021 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239104/bi-monthly-polypropylene-price-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Bi-monthly prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) worldwide from January 2020 to March 2021 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton) [Graph], Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239104/bi-monthly-polypropylene-price-worldwide/