Median, maximum, and minimum prices are calculated from monthly regional datapoints.

Ammonia: Global ammonia prices have risen just 11% since the beginning of the war, driven by a wide cross-regional range.
Propylene: The 38% rise in global propylene prices since the beginning of the war is driven by spikes in the Middle East, Northeast Asia, and Europe.
Benzene: Benzene has seen the steepest price increase of the four chemicals, up 48% since the beginning of the war.
Butadiene: Butadiene’s sharp rise in maximum prices since the beginning of the war is driven by a 36% increase in Northeast Asia.
Chart: CFR/Anya Hirschfeld, Allison Krugman and Yale/Zander Jeinthanuttkanont and Emily ChanSource: Imarc
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