Spot Polyethylene trading was very good, and if transactions were more widespread amongst grades, it might have even been categorized as robust. However, while LDPE and LLDPE, both film & injection grades, took the spotlight, HDPE demand somewhat fizzled. Still, pricing for all commodity PE grades were under pressure, with losses of $.005-.01/lb typical. Buyers were fairly active again, finding value in the cheaper resin, while some Southeast pro... [More]

The spot Polypropylene market was busier than the previous week, availability came in good spurts and our volume of transactions was above average. Deals were spread among the full gamut of commodity grades, including those normally deemed scarce. Prime domestic railcars in the secondary market were generally priced $.16 -.24/lb above monomer, depending on grade, which usually scared away buyers. The best deals were seen for near-prime and good o... [More]