Resin Pricing

Weekly resin report: Spot and contract resin prices rising across the board

The increase comes on the heels of higher PGP costs, which eased this past week but remain elevated, reports the PlasticsExchange (Chicago).

May 07, 2019

Weekly resin report: As PE prices started to tick higher, buyers came looking for deals

Spot PE trading ended April with a flurry, as still-rising prices sent buyers to procure in a hurry. Spot PP resin added another cent, bringing the two-week total to $0.03/lb.

April 29, 2019

Fast-track $4 billion bioplastics packaging market growing 14.4% yearly

High-density and linear-low-density polyethylene (PE) film resins added a half-cent, while low-density PE for both film and injection and linear-low-density PE for injection were all up a full penny last week.

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April 23, 2019

Packaging

Sustainability, Resin Pricing, Materials

Weekly resin report: Further production issues could trigger rise in PP resin prices

Global bio-based plastics market for packaging is forecast to reach a value of $15.6 billion in 2027.

April 23, 2019

Weekly resin report: Sellers cautiously optimistic, as spot resin prices inch up

The polypropylene (PP) supply/demand dynamic is tight enough that any further production issues could trigger rising resin prices, especially considering the bullish monomer curve, according to the PlasticsExchange (Chicago).

April 16, 2019

Weekly resin report: Processors draw down inventories to light levels

After several months of relaxed buying, domestic demand improved in March and has continued into April. More opportunity is seen for rising prices rather than further weakness from a seller perspective.

April 09, 2019

Weekly resin report: Banner week for spot resin markets

Demand is expected to ramp up, as market sentiment turns slightly bullish.

April 02, 2019

Weekly resin report: PE prices drop, while PP prices see small increase

Completed volumes were high, contributing to a strong month and one of the best quarters, only barely eclipsed by the extraordinary hurricane market of late 2017, reports the PlasticsExchange (Chicago) in its Market Update.

March 26, 2019