In mid-January (2026), the Price for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in the USA has experienced a rise on the back of logistic issues that are tightening and a decreased level of inventory with respect to construction activity and demand. Another factor is a reduction of capacity in trucking, since December there has been an increase in freight rates and an increasing capacity of utilization, which provides support to rising freight rates for PVC price increases. Inventory levels in PVC have fallen to record low levels, which has added to expected increased demand for restocking. The chilling effect of the declining home sales along with weak housing investment has also impeded any increase in demand for downstream PVC.
