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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:46 AM Yesterday

The U.S. Plastics Industry Was in the Doldrums. Then the Iran War Began.

The Wall Street Journal
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Shares of Dow, LyondellBasell and others have gotten a significant boost as war blocks competitors’ supply route.
on.wsj.com/4vdAEBq

“‘I have never, ever seen price hikes this steep and this quick”: How the Iran war’s ripples have brought a lucrative reversal of fortune to U.S. chemical makers like Dow and LyondellBasell
Shares of Dow, LyondellBasell and others have gotten a significant boost as war blocks competitors’ supply route.
on.wsj.com
8:01 AM · Apr 5, 2026

Shares of Dow, LyondellBasell and others have gotten a significant boost as war blocks competitors’ supply route. on.wsj.com/4vdAEBq

The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-04-05T12:01:10.591868Z
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The U.S. Plastics Industry Was in the Doldrums. Then the Iran War Began. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP
What % of food is not wrapped in plastic? bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
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