Resin Pricing

Weekly Resin Report: No End in Sight for Price Hikes

Jul 14, 2021

PE contract prices have risen some $0.60/lb during the past year, and more increases are on the table.

Weekly Resin Report: Summertime, and Resin Sourcing Ain't Easy

Jul 02, 2021

Polyethylene producers have all but locked up their $0.05/lb increase for June, and a July jump of $0.05 to $0.07/lb could be on the horizon.

Weekly Resin Report: Domestic Prime Resin in Scarce Supply

Jun 24, 2021

There are still no signs indicating that resin prices have peaked. Indeed, producers are poised to raise prices in July on the heels of a June increase.

Weekly Resin Report: Producers Eye June Price Increases

Jun 16, 2021

Though resin production has returned, and upstream resin inventories appear to be growing, pricing power remains firmly in the hands of producers.

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 already tight PE and PP markets even higher.

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.

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