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Weekly Resin Report: Unprecedented Shortfall Maintains Pricing Pressure

Jun 09, 2021

Also in resin news this week: Ascend expands long-chain polyamide production; Dow invests to meet demand for downstream polyurethane.

Weekly Resin Report: Flurry of Trading Activity Closes the Month

Jun 03, 2021

The overarching theme in the resin market, however, remains limited availability and firm pricing.

Weekly Resin Report: Fasten Your Seatbelts, Hurricane Season Is Coming

May 25, 2021

Hurricane season officially begins on June 1, and any moderate to severe hurricanes would send prices for the...

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Weekly Resin Report: Rapidly Rising Monomer Costs Foretell Sharp Increase in PP Contracts

May 20, 2021

Combined with a potential margin-enhancing increase, May polypropylene (PP) contracts could rise by $0.20/lb.

Running into Resin Shortages? Here Are Five Plastic Alternatives to Consider When Designing Products

May 15, 2021

Substitutes are readily available, based on desired material properties and the function of the finished part.

Weekly Resin Report: Demand Rises to Start the Month, and So Does Pricing

May 12, 2021

In a reversal from the latter part of April, a renewed surge in demand in the spot resin markets the first week of May sparked a rise in prices for both polyethylene and polypropylene.

Weekly Resin Report: Buyers Drag Feet, Hoping Price Relief Is in Pipeline

Apr 29, 2021

Many industry participants anticipate a price correction as resin reactors continue to ramp up production, and at least one producer has officially lifted its force majeure on polypropylene. Meanwhile, Nova Chemical declared force majeure on...

Weekly Resin Report: Prime Resin Still Playing Hard to Get

Apr 22, 2021

While most resin reactors are now back up and running, some plants are still spitting out lots of rough off-grade resin...

Weekly Resin Report: Huge Price Gap between Contract and Spot Resin Markets Grows

Apr 14, 2021

Falling contracts with limited availability coupled with discounted rough wide-spec material has lulled some spot buyers into a...

EU Plastics Converters Sound Alarm over Resin Shortages and Soaring Prices

Apr 13, 2021

More than 90% of plastics converters polled in Europe said that they are affected by the supply crisis, with many of them...

Plastic Possibilities: Resin Production Meets the Perfect Storm

Apr 12, 2021

Supply chain expert Ambrose Conroy, founder and CEO of business consultancy Seraph, shares insights on the forces buffeting the plastics resin market today and what we can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead.

Weekly Resin Report: Supply/Demand Equilibrium Remains Work in Progress

Apr 08, 2021

Commodity resin prices were mixed, high-density polyethylene continued to climb while most of the other PE grades stayed steady. Polypropylene prices slid a little by the end of last week.

Weekly Resin Report: Spot Resin Demand Sets Feverish Pace, Despite High Prices

Apr 01, 2021

Larger processors came to tap the spot market to supplement insufficient supplies; others, previously repelled by sticker shock, came back to buy resin, as needed.

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