Resin Pricing

Weekly Resin Report: Spot PE Prices for Some Grades Inch Higher

Nov 17, 2020

Polyethylene (PE) trading picked up steam after a few weeks of lackluster demand, while robust demand for polypropylene met increasing supply last week.

Weekly Resin Report: Resin Inventories Remain Low

Nov 10, 2020

Polypropylene demand was good and prices held firm, while polyethylene prices stayed flat to lower last week, reports the PlasticsExchange.

US Plastics Industry Reports Another Trade Surplus

Nov 02, 2020

Mexico and Canada remain the US plastics industry’s largest export markets. Although the US plastics industry had a $13.7 billion deficit with China, resin exports recorded a $2.5 billion trade surplus.

Weekly Resin Report: PE Demand Ebbs, As Buyers Anticipate Lower Prices Ahead

Oct 28, 2020

Demand was tepid last week: Buyers in need of material have reduced their volumes in hopes that prices will continue to slide as the end of the year approaches.

Omnichannel Retailing is Changing the Packaging Landscape

Oct 26, 2020

The pandemic has accelerated the shift toward ecommerce purchases. Is your package up to the challenge?

Weekly Resin Report: Spot PE Market Posts First Price Decline Since April

Oct 21, 2020

Slack demand and signs of improving supplies sent spot PE prices back a cent, marking the first weekly decrease since the end of April.

Weekly Resin Report: Spot Materials Remain Scarce

Oct 14, 2020

Processors scrambled to secure material to fill supply gaps, add to inventory as a buffer against additional supply-chain disruptions, and as a pre-buy for fear of even higher resin prices ahead.

Weekly Resin Report: Spot Resin Prices Hold Flat, But at Elevated Levels

Oct 07, 2020

Resin prices were flat last week, and trading did not skip a beat as the calendar flipped to October and processors scurried to fill in supply shortfalls.

Weekly Resin Report: Processors Face Thinning Supplies and Escalating Prices

Sep 30, 2020

Heavy demand from both processors and resellers came up against insufficient supplies last week caused by lingering production disruptions.

Weekly Resin Report: Supply/Demand Imbalance Continues

Sep 22, 2020

Widespread damage and ongoing Louisiana power outages in the wake of Hurricane Laura kept some polyethylene and polypropylene producing plants from restarting. The production shortfall has become more evident and the supply/demand imbalance more...

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