Plastic resin prices
By Staff -- Purchasing, 8/10/2000 2:00:00 AM
Polymer resin prices remained flat in July at 106.05 index points. Buyers expect the polymers index to slip to about 101.16 points by the end of the year.
Plastic resin prices
| Contract average | Contract range | Spot average | Spot range | Six-month contract forecast | Six-month spot forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polycarbonate $/lb |
1.61 |
1.56-1.75 |
1.65 |
1.48-1.90 |
1.70 |
1.74 |
HDPE (blow molding) $/lb |
0.46 |
0.38-0.49 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
0.40 |
0.56 |
HDPE (film grade)$/lb |
0.53 |
0.49-0.68 |
0.51 |
0.39-0.51 |
0.53 |
0.48 |
HDPE (injection molding) $/lb |
0.56 |
0.36-0.59 |
0.65 |
0.55-0.84 |
0.58 |
0.76 |
LDPE (extrusion) $/lb |
0.52 |
0.47-0.55 |
0.52 |
0.46-0.57 |
0.52 |
0.52 |
LDPE (film liner) $/lb |
0.50 |
0.39-0.57 |
0.48 |
0.49-0.64 |
0.60 |
0.58 |
LLDPE (film grade) $/lb |
0.48 |
0.43-0.49 |
0.47 |
0.30-0.49 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
LLDPE (gen purp) $/lb |
0.52 |
0.46-0.55 |
0.52 |
0.33-0.59 |
0.38 |
0.42 |
Polypropylene (homo) $/lb |
0.42 |
0.34-0.45 |
0.42 |
0.28-0.42 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
Polypropylene (injection molding) $/lb |
0.42 |
0.29-0.44 |
0.49 |
0.30-0.49 |
0.48 |
0.40 |
Polystyrene (gen purp) $lb |
0.50 |
0.44-0.50 |
0.64 |
0.47-0.65 |
0.65 |
0.51 |
Polystyrene (high impact) $/lb |
0.54 |
0.45-0.57 |
0.57 |
0.49-0.59 |
0.43 |
0.52 |
Polyvinyl chloride (dispersion resins) $/lb |
0.55 |
0.54-0.59 |
0.53 |
0.47-0.54 |
0.55 |
0.49 |
Polyvinyl chloride (film) $/lb |
0.43 |
0.40-0.46 |
0.43 |
0.39-0.51 |
0.43 |
0.41 |
Polyvinyl chloride (gen purp) $/lb |
0.52 |
0.43-0.52 |
0.55 |
0.42-0.55 |
0.52 |
0.51 |
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