The spot Polyethylene trading slumber is over; the markets became busy and completed volumes tallied above average. In general, processors were in the market to restock while some also ordered extra ahead of the potentially disruptive storm moving through the Gulf. Despite the healthy trading volumes, most of our spot commodity grade PE prices still fell another penny, though LDPE Film and LD/LLDPE for Injection managed steady. Asian PE prices ha... [More]

Polypropylene trading picked up during the second week of July; our completed volumes were above average and prices gained a half-cent. Both processors and other resellers were active buyers in our spot market, some came to restock as a normal course of business, but order sizes were generally large, perhaps influenced by the recent strength in PGP or worries about possible supply disruptions due to tropical storm Barry. Overall supplies remain a... [More]