Resin Market Brief – Another NMA Reset…The $0.25/LB Reality Check for PE Buyers
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Show Notes
A major North American pricing index just announced a non-market adjustment (NMA) for polyethylene. Depending on the grade, the impact is between 25cpp-35cpp.
On paper, it looks like a massive correction.
In reality?
It’s creating confusion across procurement, finance, and executive leadership teams.
A non-market adjustment corrects index history — it does not automatically change your invoice.
It is not driven by supply/demand or feedstock collapse.
Once accepted, elevated baselines can persist for multiple cycles.
The first move is validation — not panic renegotiation.
For polyethylene-heavy buyers, this isn’t just noise.
It affects everything.
-Budget variance
-Margin transparency
-Negotiation leverage
-Long-term profitability
The real damage isn’t the number.
It’s what happens if you accept it without understanding your grade-by-grade exposure.
In this special edition of the Resin Market Brief, Brian Balboa and Kevin Mekaru break down:
What an NMA actually is
Why it happens
Why PE buyers are uniquely exposed
What smart procurement teams are doing right now
If your contracts are index-linked, this is required listening.
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