The spot Polyethylene market was somewhat uninspired this past week and general activity levels were below the active pace that we have seen throughout much of the summer. Completed volumes slipped below average as many participants sat on the sidelines, yielding a lack of fresh inquiries and interesting offers. Our completed transactions were skewed towards Prime rather than Offgrade, with a concentration on film grades. Our spot prices continue... [More]

Polypropylene trading returned to its rampant pace and completed volumes were high, again tallying above the typical weekly average that we have seen over the past year or two; this heightened level is starting to become the new norm. HoPP and CoPP resins each lost a penny as they followed PGP costs lower. We were offered ample supply of both HoPP and CoPP in packaged TLs, fresh RCs to ship as well as bulk loads staged and ready for shipment. Wor... [More]