Increasing concern for polyethilene producers in the european market.
The prices of natural gas in europe are increased in the last weeks due to the decrease of supplies from Russia.
The gas price to the dutch TTF has been evaluated at eur 92,7/mwh  on october 07th, 2021, while the britannic NBP has been evaluated at 216 pence/therm.
Both spot prices have decreased to the maximum records established by the beginning of the week.

Source: https://www.plastmagazine.it/aumento-costo-energia-prezzo-polietilene-massimi-storici