Eastman Chemical Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Costa said the company is seeing adoption particularly in Tritan sales and cosmetic packaging and expects volume growth to continue through the year. On the rPET side, he noted that higher oil prices improve Renew’s competitive position versus virgin PET, but added that demand was already strong before the oil move and that Eastman is “running our capacity to serve that.”However, Costa emphasized that overall end-market demand has not materially improved, citing continued pressure in consumer discretionary ...

Eastman Chemical Q1 Earnings Call Highlights - Reportify