The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief
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If you buy plastic resin for a living, this podcast is your edge. Hosted by the experts behind ResinSmart, The Plastic Resin Buyer Brief gives you fast, focused updates on the market forces moving resin prices—and the strategies that smart buyers are using to save money, reduce risk, and make better decisions.
No fluff. No filler. Just the information you actually need—delivered by sourcing pros who’ve managed billions in resin spend.
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The Answer Changed: PE and PP Tighten, Benzene Climbs | Resin Market Moves, Week of October 19, 2026
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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A Price Increase Letter Is a Nomination: Lessons from MAPP 2026 | with Michael Workman
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Is the Cost Real? Why September PE Stuck and How to Read October's Letters | Resin Market Moves
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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Buyer vs. Seller, Part 2: The $201K Increase Letter
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Same Account, Negotiated Twice: What MAPP Taught Us About October | Resin Market Moves, Week of October 5, 2026
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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Read the Dealer's Upcard: Resin Market Moves, Week of September 28, 2026
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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The Lone Wolf Increases — Resin Market Moves, Week of September 18, 2026
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Crude Above $100: September Resin Buyer Game Plan (PE, PP, PS, ABS, PC, PVC, PA66, PA6, PET)
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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The Long Weekend's Over. Check Your Inbox. | Week of September 7, 2026
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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September Nominations Are In — Here's What the Supply Data Actually Says | August 29, 2026
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Buyer vs. Seller: Live Resin Negotiation — The $288K Call
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Crude at $88: Does It Really Mean Higher Resin Prices?
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Everyone Watched the Crude Spike. The Aftershock Already Hit Five Resins.
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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August 10, 2026 — Back to School: Two Markets, Two Playbooks, One Closing Window
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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August's First Pitch
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Plastics News Info Session | How Resin Buyers Can Regain Negotiating Leverage
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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The Flags Don't Lie | Resin Market Moves | July 24, 2026
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Two Summer Days for Resin Buyers — Clear Skies in Some Markets, Storm Warnings in Others | July 17, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Buyers Are Winning Right Now — But a Geopolitical Wildcard Just Changed the Math | July 10, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Halftime: What Resin Buyers Should Know About H1 2026
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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The World Cup, Summer Plastics, and Why Resin Buyers Have the Leverage Right Now | Resin Market Moves | Week of June 29, 2026
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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The BIG PE Inventory Problem: What This Week's Resin Data Actually Means
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves — Week of June 13, 2026: Producers Want Increases. The Data Says Otherwise.
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves — June 7, 2026 "The Show Went On. But Nationals Are Ahead."
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Cost Story vs. Margin Story: Reading the May Settlements | Resin Market Moves
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Price Increase Letters and Negotiation Leverage | May 2026 Procurement Intelligence Session
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May 29, 2026 |
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Graduating Into a Harder Market — May 2026 Resin Update
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May 26, 2026 |
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The Resin Market Just Split in Two — May 15, 2026 | Resin Market Moves
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May 18, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves - Week 15: You Can't Control the Turbulence (But You Can Know Your Instruments)
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May 11, 2026 |
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Don't Drop the Stick: Playing Defense in a Four-Month Rising Resin Market | May 2, 2026
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May 04, 2026 |
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Increase Fatigue Is Changing Buyer Outcomes — April 2026 Resin Market Moves
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Signals vs Noise: Navigating Resin Market Disruptions
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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The Cost Position Problem: Why Sales Teams at Plastic Processors Are Quoting on a Fiction - Resin Market Moves April 19, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Every Resin Is Moving at Once — April 2026 Market Update and Q2 Negotiation Strategy
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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9 Plastic Resins. 9 Upward Signals. What Buyers Need to Know. Resin Market Moves | April 4, 2026 |
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves | March 28, 2026 — Producers Are Layering Increases Into May. Here's What to Do.
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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9 Resins Under Pressure: The Middle East Conflict, Feedstock Spikes & Buyer Strategy
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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The Odds Are Stacked Against Resin Buyers — Here's How to Win Anyway
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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War Premium in Your Resin Bill: Separating Fact from Narrative (Week of March 13)
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves - Oil Spikes, Producers Push Increases: Is the Resin Market Actually Tightening?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Geopolitics Meets Polyolefins: Epic Fury Creates 16MM Tons of Risk for Plastic Resin
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Tariff Reset & Structural Risk in North American Resin Markets
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Resin Reset 2026: The Procurement Power Shift
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Resin Market Brief – Another NMA Reset…The $0.25/LB Reality Check for PE Buyers
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves 2/14/2026 - Inventory Up, Prices Up: The Structural Risks Facing Resin Buyers in 2026
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Why Resin Forecasts Break & How Buyers Defend Them (2026 Planning Edition)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Early 2026 Resin Risk: Why Structure Matters More Than Demand
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves | February 2026 – Discipline Over Direction
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves – January 2026: Supply Events Drive Selective Tightening
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves | January 19, 2026 – Supply Discipline Takes Shape
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves – Early January 2026: Selective Tightening Emerges
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Resin Market Moves – January 2026 | Venezuela, Energy Markets & Resin Pricing Implications
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Resin Market Brief – 2026 Forecast Outlook - 12/29/25
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves – Christmas Edition: What Resin Buyers Need to Know for 2026
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves – December 2025: Year-End Resin Outlook & 2026 Planning - 12/15/25
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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The Resin Distribution Landscape Has Changed — Are Buyers Ready? - Webinar
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves – 12/8/25: Year-End Resin Outlook for Processors
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves — Thanksgiving Special Edition - PP State of the Market and Outlook with Plastics Legend Lowell Huovinen
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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North American Resin Market Summary – November 21, 2025
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves | The Slow Squeeze | Margin Erosion, Weak Demand & Year-End Destocking | 11/17/25
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Resin Market Brief: How Resin Buyers Can Win Over Their C-Suite
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves | 11/7/25 | Michael Workman | Growth Director at ResinSmart
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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A Buyer's Journey with Justin Riney - The Human Side of Procurement
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Q4 Resin Outlook: Producers Push Increases Without Support | 11/3/25 | ResinSmart Update
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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October 2025 Resin Update | Buyers Still in Control as Markets Stay Weak | 10/27/25
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Inventories Are Finally Dropping — But Markets Are Still Long | 10/20/25 |Q4 Resin Market Moves (PE, PP, PS, PVC, ABS, PC, PET)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Too Much Resin, Not Enough Demand | Q4 Resin Market Breakdown (PE, PP, PS, PVC, PET) | 10/13/25
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves - 10/7/25 - Q4 Resin Market Update: Flat, Weak & Oversupplied
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves – 9/29/25 - Buyer Leverage vs. Supplier Hike Nominations
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves - 9/13/25 - Why producers are losing ground
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves - 9/7/25 - Buyers Hold the Leverage
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves - 8/31/25 | PE & PP Inventories Surge, Buyers Push Back
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Resin Market Moves - 8/22/25
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Aug 26, 2025 |