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"Making Ends Meet", Plastic Industry Struggles with Fear of Rising Raw Material Costs (Note: The original title "Ăn nên làm ra" is an idiomatic expression in Vietnamese, meaning "making ends meet" or "living within one's means". I've translated it accordingly to convey the same meaning in English.)

Hoạt động kinh doanh • 05/22/2026 Positive
"Making Ends Meet", Plastic Industry Struggles with Fear of Rising Raw Material Costs (Note: The original title "Ăn nên làm ra" is an idiomatic expression in Vietnamese, meaning "making ends meet" or "living within one's means". I've translated it accordingly to convey the same meaning in English.)

Summary

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The plastics industry continues to face concerns over high raw material costs in Q1 2026. Although many plastics companies achieved satisfactory profits, raw material prices remain high.

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Background and Analysis Scope

  • The plastics industry continues to face concerns over high raw material costs.
  • The analysis scope focuses on the impact of raw material costs on the plastics industry.
  • Mechanism of Influence:
  • High raw material costs directly affect the production costs of plastics companies.
  • The expected optimistic profitability of plastics companies may be affected by high raw material costs.
  • The certainty of this information is high, as many plastics companies have achieved optimistic profitability, but raw material costs remain high.
  • Industry/Stock Groups Benefiting or Under Pressure:
  • Plastics Industry:
  • Groups of plastics companies with high dependence on raw material costs (e.g., Vinachem, BSR).
  • Groups of plastics companies with good adaptability to raw material cost fluctuations (e.g., NVT, VGC).
  • Chemical Industry:
  • There is a possibility of benefiting from the high raw material costs of the plastics industry.

Risks to watch

  • Risk of plastics companies' profit growth due to high raw material costs.
  • Risk of affecting plastics companies' production activities due to high raw material costs.
  • Short-term Timeframe:
  • The growth of plastics companies' profitability may be affected by high raw material costs in Q2 2026.
  • The situation with raw material costs will continue to be monitored in Q3 2026.

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Source excerpt

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The first quarter of 2026 saw profit growth among many plastic industry companies, but behind the positive results lies the concern of raw material prices continuing to remain high.