Polyethylene trading improved, but domestic sales still fell short of our traditional results; September has been weak even on 2023 basis and most fellow distributors / resellers tend to agree. HDPE Blow Mold was the preferred resin of choice this week, with LDPE and LLDPE transactions close behind. All commodity PE grades regained at least the penny that had been lost a week earlier, LLDPE resins picked up an additional half-cent. While high vol... [More]

Spot Polypropylene trading was better, but similar to Polyethylene, completed volumes have been disappointing especially considering the fairly volatile market. Our completed volumes for HoPP outstripped CoPP this past week. The ongoing monomer and resin production issues lifted PP pricing by $.015/lb on the week, regaining the previous week’s loss, thus returning the monthly spot gain to $.025/lb. Producers have been asking higher levels for spo... [More]