The spot Polyethylene market continued its super busy pace as October moved to mid-month and our transacted volumes were well above average. Spot PE prices ranged from down a full penny for LD Injection to up a half-cent for LD and LL film grades, but the overall sentiment is slightly bullish. While the previous week was dominated by trader to trader activity, this past week saw more processors re-join the market to scoop up any remaining resin t... [More]

Spot Polypropylene trading was somewhat lackluster; spot prices rose a penny while completed volumes slid below average. As we have seen in months past, early Prime railcar offers have been priced on the high side as resellers seek to maximize opportunities given their limited resin availability, better deals have appeared late in the second half of the month. The flow of packaged offgrade HoPP and CoPP in Houston has been fairly constant and wel... [More]