Why buyers track it
Commercial context
A global crude marker used to frame internationally exposed energy and feedstock costs.
Market driver · upstream reference
Brent crude
A global crude marker used to frame internationally exposed energy and feedstock costs.
Latest available · 2026-0783.76 $/barrel↓ -1.92% · 2026-06 to 2026-07
Buyer takeaway
Brent crude fell 1.92% month over month, indicating easing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.
Explore the available history
Showing exact source-native monthly periods; no daily date is invented.
Available observations
- : 54.77 dollars_per_barrel
- : 62.28 dollars_per_barrel
- : 65.41 dollars_per_barrel
- : 107.14 dollars_per_barrel
- : 85.40 dollars_per_barrel
- : 83.76 dollars_per_barrel
Possible influence path
From signal to process pressure
Global crude benchmark → regional refining → naphtha/feedstock pressure → petrochemicals
Factors that moderate the relationship
Transmission varies by route and timing
The WTI–Brent relationship can indicate regional crude-market differences; it is not a resin-price spread.
Source and limits
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Official series page (opens in a new tab)
Europe Brent spot price FOB is an upstream benchmark or broad industrial average. It is not an observed resin, supplier, plant, compound, part, or transaction price.
REFERENCE DATA. Review the stated source, unit, geography and period before applying the result.
How this number was prepared
Source series: RBRTE. The displayed change compares the exact monthly observations for 2026-06 and 2026-07. Missing endpoints are not estimated.
Data status: source observation (OBSERVED); month-over-month difference (DERIVED); data snapshot dated 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z.