US PVC Prices Firm as Higher EDC Costs and Improved Demand Support Sellers

The USA PVC market recorded a *.*** rise in the final week of August, with the PVC Pipe Grade FOB Texas assessment increasing to $***.**/MT from $***.**/MT in the week ending August **. The rebound followed weaker assessments of $***.**/MT and $***.**/MT during the middle of August, highlighting a clear shift in short-term sentiment. Despite the late-month recovery, the August average remained at $***.**/MT, below the previous reference level of $***.**/MT and the **-week moving average of approximately $***.**/MT. The late-August increase was primarily supported by renewed procurement linked to infrastructure projects and improved export placement. Sellers consequently faced less pressure to offer aggressive discounts, while distributors reduced the pace of destocking. The closing-week recovery therefore represented a strengthening in spot conditions rather than a complete reversal of the broader August weakness.

Supply remained relatively comfortable during the final week of August, although production-cost...