Chemical Prices Today (June 12, 2026): Daily Market Trends & Price Changes

Daily Chemical Market Price Overview — June 12, 2026

The latest daily chemical price update highlights key movements across major sectors including Basic Chemicals, Fine Chemicals, Energy, and Plastics. This report summarizes daily, weekly, and monthly price fluctuations to help manufacturers, traders, and procurement professionals better monitor short-term market volatility and evolving pricing trends across the global chemical supply chain.

Market attention today focused on sharp corrections in Poly(ethylene glycol) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), while Anthracite, Sulfuric Acid, and Lithium Carbonate posted notable gains amid tightening supply conditions and continued downstream replenishment activity. Meanwhile, crude oil prices softened, creating a mixed cost environment for energy-related and petrochemical markets.

Poly(ethylene glycol) prices ↓ -18.79%

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) recorded the largest daily decline across all tracked products. The sharp correction was mainly attributed to weakened downstream purchasing activity and increased spot supply availability after recent inventory releases. Despite the steep one-day drop, weekly prices remained slightly higher, suggesting the move was driven more by short-term market adjustments than a broad deterioration in demand fundamentals.

Price dropped 18.79% today — Potential short-term sourcing opportunity for PEG consumers.

Polyvinyl chloride prices ↓ -15.74%

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) experienced the second-largest daily decline as market sentiment weakened following recent volatility in the construction and plastics sectors. The sharp adjustment likely reflects a normalization after strong weekly gains of more than 10%, with traders taking profits and downstream buyers adopting a more cautious purchasing stance amid ample market supply.

PVC corrected sharply after recent gains — Market participants are closely watching demand recovery from construction and infrastructure sectors.

Anthracite prices ↑ 11.11%

Anthracite posted the strongest gain of the day, rising more than 11% as tightening spot availability and renewed procurement activity supported market sentiment. The rebound follows several weeks of relatively weak pricing and may also reflect stronger demand from industrial users and raw-material restocking ahead of seasonal consumption requirements. However, weekly performance remained slightly negative, indicating that the broader coal market has yet to fully reverse its recent downward trend.