Plastic Resins
By Staff -- Purchasing, 9/7/2000
Polymer resin prices fell slightly from 106.05 index points in July to 105.59 points in August. The polymers index is forecast to slip another four points by the end of the year, according to data from buyers.
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Contract average Contract range Spot average Spot range Six-month contract forecast Six-month spot forecast Polycarbonate $/lb 1.25 1.20-1.83 1.74 1.38-1.83 1.70 1.74 HDPE (blow molding) $/lb 0.45 0.38-0.59 0.44 0.43-0.65 0.53 0.48 HDPE (film grade)$/lb 0.53 0.49-0.68 0.51 0.43-0.71 0.58 0.76 HDPE (injection molding) $/lb 0.56 0.36-0.59 0.65 0.51-0.70 0.50 0.53 LDPE (extrusion) $/lb 0.52 0.47-0.55 0.52 0.46-0.57 0.60 0.58 LDPE (film liner) $/lb 0.50 0.39-0.57 0.48 0.46-0.64 0.42 0.34 LLDPE (film grade) $/lb 0.48 0.43-0.49 0.47 0.30-0.59 0.38 0.42 LLDPE (gen purp) $/lb 0.52 0.46-0.55 0.52 0.33-0.59 1.70 1.74 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 0.63 0.47-0.65 0.65 0.76 Polystyrene (high impact) $/lb 0.54 0.45-0.57 0.58 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 0.49 0.49 Polyvinyl chloride (film) $/lb 0.43 0.40-0.46 0.43 0.39-0.51 0.34 0.41 Polyvinyl chloride (gen purp) $/lb 0.52 0.43-0.52 0.55 0.42-0.55 0.61 0.38 |
Average U.S. prices, July 25th through August 21st, tankload or greater quantities, FOB producer.
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