Joel Morales, Jr.
Executive Director,
Polyolefins Americas
Closing Speaker
Global Blow Molding Resin Update
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. (after luncheon)
(see full conference schedule)
Presentation Description:
The North American market is coming of historically high prices and margins but new capacity is finally arriving for some materials. At the same time, global freight rates have corrected off their record highs of 2021 and this is likely to help North American buyers look to imports of resins and finished goods. This talk will provide an overview of current market conditions as well as what is in store for buyers and sellers for the remainder of the year heading into 2024.
Speaker Biography:
Joel joined the company in March 2013 to cover Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) in North America. He is currently the service leader of three market advisory subscription services: The Global Plastics and Polymers Report, the North American PE Report and the North American PP report. He has brought a wealth of industry knowledge to IHS Markit through multiple stints along the plastics’ value chain. He began his career with polyolefins manufacturer, Solvay Polymers, which later became Ineos, in technical services and product development before he was moved into field sales.
After 5 years at Solvay Polymers, Joel moved into resin distribution sales for both Muehlstein and then United Polychem as a Product Manager where he managed and sold polyethylene and polypropylene resins into various customer segments. In his most recent role prior to joining Chemical Market Analytics, Joel was a purchasing manager for Silgan Plastics, a major, blow-molding and injection molding plastics converter. Joel graduated from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a minor in psychology.
