(ICIS) -- US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) export prices could start to fall as global demand has weakened, snapping a three-month uptrend triggered by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March, sources said on Friday. ⌠[Export demand] has slowed some, but not considerably, one PVC producer said. US PVC export prices were at USD 1.180-1.250/tonne (EUR 814-863/tonne) FOB USG, as assessed by ICIS.
This week, US PVC export prices were widening further apart, as producers targeted prices in the USD 1.200s/tonne FOB USG, while buyers were aiming for prices into the low USD 1.100s/tonne FOB USG.