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Resin pricing

COMMODITY THERMOPLASTICS

For July 07, 2008

KEY: Historical Pricing Data
I-Annual volumes greater than 20 million pounds.
II-Annual volumes of about 2 million to 5 million pounds.

Resin/GradeIII
ABS
 Injection Medium Impact 91 - 94      95 - 96
 Injection High Impact 96 - 97      99 - 103
 Injection Pipe fittings 81 - 82      85 - 89
 Injection High heat 117 - 121      126 - 131
 Injection Flame retardant 122 - 126      131 - 146
 Extrusion Pipe GP 93 - 95      98 - 103
 Extrusion Sheet GP 110 - 111      113 - 115
 Blends PC/ABS --      160 - 165
 Blends Nylon/ABS --      165 - 175
Acrylic
 GP --      111 - 116
HDPE
 Blow Molding Copolymer(HIC) P 99 - 101     P 103 - 105
 Blow Molding Homopolymer (Dairy) P 99 - 100     P 101 - 104
 Drums P 101 - 103     P 104 - 107
 Injection GP P 95 - 96     P 98 - 100
 Extrusion Film HMW P 104 - 106     P 108 - 111
 Extrusion Film MMW P 104 - 105     P 109 - 111
 Extrusion Pipe HMW P 109 - 111     P 114 - 117
 Extrusion Pipe MMW P 112 - 115     P 116 - 118
 Extrusion Sheet P 97 - 99     P 101 - 103
 Rotomolding Powder --     P 110 - 113
LDPE
 Injection GP --     P 111 - 113
 Injection Lid Resin P 109 - 111     P 113 - 115
 Extrusion Coating paper P 109 - 111      --
 Extrusion Film liner P 104 - 106     P 107 - 112
 Extrusion Clarity film P 102 - 104     P 105 - 108
LLDPE
 Butene-1 comonomer Injection GP --     P 95 - 99
 Butene-1 comonomer Extrusion liner film P 94 - 97     P 98 - 100
 HAO comonomer Injection GP --     P 101 - 103
 HAO comonomer Lid resin P 106 - 109     P 112 - 115
 HAO comonomer Extrusion liner film P 100 - 102     P 104 - 107
 HAO comonomer Rotomolding powder --     P 120 - 125
PET
 APET 90 - 92      93 - 95
 Bottle resin P 88 - 90     P 91 - 93
 CPET 88 - 90      --
PP
 Homopolymer Injection GP 109 - 111      112 - 115
 Extrusion Fiber 108 - 110      111 - 113
 Extrusion Film 109 - 112      114 - 115
 Extrusion Profiles 112 - 115      117 - 121
 Extrusion Sheet 111 - 114      115 - 117
 Random Copolymer Injection 112 - 114      115 - 117
 Random Copolymer Film 114 - 115      116 - 118
 Random Copolymer Blow molding 114 - 115      117 - 120
 Impact Copolymer High Impact 123 - 127      128 - 131
 Impact Copolymer TPO 143 - 148      150 - 154
PS
 Crystal Injection GP P 100 - 102     P 104 - 108
 Crystal High Heat P 104 - 108     P 110 - 111
 High Impact Extrusion P 103 - 105     P 108 - 110
 High Impact Injection P 102 - 104     P 108 - 109
 High Heat injection P 110 - 115     P 116 - 118
 Flame retardant P 140 - 144     P 146 - 150
 EPS cups P 131 - 134      --
 EPS unmodified P 127 - 130     P 126 - 135
PVC
 Suspension Resin Injection GP P 77 - 80     P 80 - 82
 Suspension Resin Pipe grade P 75 - 77     P 78 - 81
 Dispersion Resin Homopolymer GP 73 - 77      79 - 83


Prices are in U.S. cents per pound for prime resin, unfilled, natural color, FOB supplier, unless otherwise indicated.

indicates a market-price increase in our chart in the past week.
indicates a market-price decrease in our chart in the past week.
P indicates a price increase for that material is pending.
indicates a correction in the published price.

Prices are generated from interviews with North American buyers and suppliers. The information provided is based on sources believed to be reliable but its accuracy or timeliness is not guaranteed and no warranties of any kind are provided. Plastics News does not intend to specify the price of the materials listed. For price quotes on specific materials, contact the supplier.

For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic resins, call senior reporter Frank Esposito at (330) 865-6156, or fax him at (330) 836-2322.

 

 
 

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