The PetroChem Wire is a daily, independent publication that creates global awareness of the US NGLs, olefins and polymers markets by providing useful and clear information at the close of each business day.
PetroChem Wire was formed in 2007. Its olefins and polyolefins prices currently serve as benchmarks for a number of physical and swap contracts that trade on the CME/NYMEX Clearport system.
Kathy Hall heads the New Jersey-based publishing company, managing information flow and all editors and researchers at the
PetroChem Wire. She spent more than 10 years as a commodity markets reporter and editor at Platts, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies. Kathy is the company’s operating executive and executive editor. You can contact Kathy
here.
David Barry is the
PetroChem Wire's senior editor. He is based in Houston and reports on daily polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene markets. Prior to joining PCW, he spent several years as a commodity markets reporter at ICIS. You can contact David
here.
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Janet Link is the editor of
PetroChem Wire's Repro/Regrind Report, about the commodity-grade recycled resin markets. Janet is based in New Jersey. Janet has worked as an editorial manager and commodity markets reporter at Platts, as a consultant for Poten & Partners, and as a markets journalist at Chemical Market Reporter. You can contact Janet
here.
Cindy Bryan manages
PetroChem Wire's sales and marketing. She is based in Houston. Cindy spent several years as the Director for Marketing Services at Resin Technology Inc (RTi) and prior to that was a senior commodity markets reporter at ICIS. You can contact Cindy
here.
Joe Link is
PetroChem Wire’s director of business development, based in New Jersey. Joe spent eight years at Bloomberg LP in New York. Prior to that he held business-development and editorial positions at Platts. He was responsible for developing Platts Global Alert, the real-time news and price information service, in 1984. You can contact Joe
here.
PetroChem Wire LLC is a private company created by investments of its partners: The Plastics Exchange, Lawson Energy, and Kathy Hall.
The Plastics Exchange is a Chicago-based resins clearing agency that has helped US plastic market liquidity increase since the late 1990s. Its founder and CEO, Michael Greenberg, started the company after a successful trading career on the CME.
Lawson Energy is the personal investment arm for Lawson Brice and Clay Lozier of Lozier Energy. Lozier Energy has been a leading broker of NGLs since 1996 and a leading broker of olefins since 2004. Lawson Brice, vice president of Lozier Energy and its senior olefins broker, is president of Lawson Energy