Spot Polyethylene trading and pricing was solid this past week, though demand somewhat stalled as spot prices snugged up to reflect the $.04/lb increase being implemented for June contracts. Our trading desk managed to string together about an average number of deals, though business was more challenging than in previous weeks. Buyers were still looking for resin at old pricing, but availability continued to tighten and few special deals were to ... [More]

Polypropylene trading was good, but not great; completed volumes fell short of the previous week’s tally and prices ended flat, but with an upward bias as the bottom of the market cleaned up further. Prime truckload availability was adequate to fill most urgent requests, but premiums were sought and generally received, reseller inventories now seem to be thinning out. Generic prime railcar offers were limited, though there was a steady flow of go... [More]