polystyrene
April 2025: Mixed Bag for Prices of Volume Resins
The end of the first quarter marked higher prices for polyolefins and relatively flat pricing for nearly all other resins.
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Prices of Volume Resins Drop by Year-End
Entering 2025, prices of major commodity and volume resins are generally in a ‘buyer’s market.’
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Prices of PP, PET Drop; PE, PS and PVC to Follow
Going into fourth quarter, prices of the five commodity resins were heading downward, barring supply interruptions.
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Prices Flat-to-Down for All Volume Resins
This month’s resin pricing report includes PT’s quarterly check-in on select engineering resins, including nylon 6 and 66.
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Prices Up for PE, ABS, PC, Nylons 6 and 66; Down for PP, PET and Flat for PS and PVC
Second quarter started with price hikes in PE and the four volume engineering resins, but relatively stable pricing was largely expected by the quarter’s end.
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Prices Up for PE, PP, PS, Flat for PVC, PET
Trajectory is generally flat-to-down for all commodity resins.
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Prices of PE, PP, PS, PVC Drop
Generally, a bottoming-out appears to be the projected pricing trajectory.
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PS Prices Plunge, Others Appear to Be Bottoming Out
PS prices to see significant drop, with some potential for a modest downward path for others.
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Commodity Resin Prices Flat to Lower
Major price correction looms for PP, and lower prices are projected for PE, PS, PVC and PET.
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PP Prices May Plunge, Others Are Mostly Flat
PP prices appear on the verge a major downward trajectory, with some potential of a modest downward path for others.
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