Plastic resin prices

By Staff -- Purchasing, 11/4/1999

Polymer prices increased 18.19 points this month, up from 78.04 to 96.23 and reflecting a surge of contract price increases for resins. Buyers, however, expect prices to fall in 2000.

Six month Six month

Contract Contract Spot Spot contract spot

average range average range forecast forecast

Polycarbonate $/lb 1.68 1.68 1.62 1.62 1.63 1.62

HDPE (blow molding) $/lb 0.41 0.36-0.51 0.40 0.38-0.40 0.35 0.40

HDPE (film grade)$/lb 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.50 0.46

HDPE (injection molding) $/lb 0.37 0.32-0.41 0.42 0.30-0.42 0.31 0.24

LDPE (extrusion) $/lb 0.57 0.57 0.35 0.35 0.50 0.35

LDPE (film liner) $/lb 0.42 0.36-0.45 0.44 0.36-0.44 0.40 0.39

LLDPE (film grade) $/lb 0.53 0.53 0.43 0.43 0.37 0.33

LLDPE (gen purp) $/lb 0.35 0.33-0.38 0.39 0.33-0.40 0.39 0.39

Polypropylene (homo) $/lb 0.36 0.23-0.49 0.32 0.30-0.32 0.33 0.32

Polypropylene (injection molding) $/lb 0.24 0.23-0.25 0.34 0.34 0.23 0.34

Polystyrene (gen purp) $lb 0.48 0.48 0.46 0.46 0.39 0.36

Polystyrene (high impact) $/lb 0.51 0.51 0.46 0.46 0.39 0.46

Polyvinyl chloride (dispersion resins) $/lb 0.61 0.61 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49

Polyvinyl chloride (film) $/lb 0.48 0.48 0.40 0.40 0.34 0.40

Polyvinyl chloride (gen purp) $/lb 0.55 0.55 0.39 0.39 0.32 0.56

Average U.S. prices, September 16 through October 14, tankload or greater quantities, FOB producer.

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