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Operating rates are one of the most-watched numbers in resin markets. They show up in industry repor...
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Your supplier just sent a price increase letter citing "market conditions." But the letter doesn’t m...
You read the indexes. You follow industry news. You talk to your suppliers regularly. And you're sti...
Procurement scorecards can drown metrics that procurement teams love, but CFOs just simply glaze ove...
Most resin buyers lose leverage before negotiations even start. They wait for supplier renewal quote...
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For years, the monthly index felt like enough. One number. One benchmark. A baseline everyone agreed...