Resin Pricing

Weekly Resin Report: Traditional December Discounts May Not Materialize

Dec 01, 2020

If good deals show up in the first half of December, the PlasticsExchange recommends taking them, rather than banking on deeper end-of-year discounts.

Weekly Resin Report: Trading Activity Slackens in Response to Unyielding Pricing

Nov 24, 2020

Many processors were hoping for a significant year-end price break from late-October highs, while resellers reluctantly restocked at still lofty levels.

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.

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