Basell shuts its last polypropylene plant; 230 workers at risk
The shutdown removes polypropylene output, tightening supply of a key plastics feedstock and downstream materials.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from LyondellBasell Industries N.V., we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. →Shortage riskPolypropylene Resin (Medical Grade)
The shutdown directly removes the company's last polypropylene output, so this pure PP resin line tightens sharply and is slow to replace.
97% confidenceMeltblown-grade polypropylene resin →Shortage riskN95 masks and personal protective equipment
Meltblown-grade polypropylene resin is a critical direct input for N95/PPE production, so a plant shutdown tightens supply of those finished goods.
95% confidenceLyondellBasell Industries N.V. →Shortage riskHop 2
Toy Plastic Resin (ABS/PP/PVC) →Shortage riskToy Plastic Resin is marked as a critical, high-dependency input to toys & games, so the polypropylene plant shutdown should tighten downstream supply.
96% confidenceN95 masks and personal protective equipment →Shortage riskMeltblown polypropylene nonwoven electret fabric
N95 masks depend critically on meltblown polypropylene electret fabric, so a shutdown of polypropylene output tightens the fabric input and constrains mask supply.
92% confidenceExxonMobil Chemical →Prices riseHop 3
Breakfast cereal & grains →DelaysPackaging
The BOPP-film shortage constrains the final packing stage for cereal, delaying shipment of finished product.
79% confidenceStrollers, car seats & baby gear →Prices easeEnergy-Absorbing Foam (EPS/EPP, Car Seat)
A production slowdown in strollers and car seats reduces purchases of this critical foam input, easing demand and prices.
74% confidenceStrollers, car seats & baby gear →Prices easeSafety Harness Webbing & Buckle
If stroller/car-seat output slows because shell plastics are scarce, demand for critical harness webbing and buckles falls, pressuring prices.
Hop 4
Frozen Vegetables (commodity) →Shortage riskConagra's 20% share and six-month replacement lag mean a frozen-vegetable supply squeeze is likely to constrain production rather than be quickly substituted.
66% confidenceFrozen Vegetables (commodity) →Shortage riskGreenyard NVGREEN.BR
Greenyard's 14% share and only moderate substitutability make it vulnerable to tighter frozen-vegetable input supply.
62% confidenceHFC Refrigerants (R-404A / R-507A) →Prices ease
Where it lands
What you buy, and what you own.
Goods you buy
N95 masks and personal protective equipment · Toys & games · Strollers, car seats & baby gear · Small kitchen appliances · IV fluids · Frozen foods · Breakfast cereal & grains · Canned and shelf-stable foods
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