polystyrene

polyolefins

Mixed Bag for Commodity Resin Prices

Following price increases for most resins except PP, a flat-to-downward trajectory emerged.

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Postconsumer

Plastics-to-Oil Recycler Finds New Niche in Polystyrene

Agilyx is in an innovative area of recycling: extracting value from waste plastic streams. The company has expanded to develop the first full-circle chemical recycling of PS.

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Commodity Resins

Volume Resin Prices Mostly Up

At the conclusion of the first quarter, the price trajectory was upward, except for PP and nylon 6.

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PET

Higher Prices for Commodity Resins

Only PP is facing a downward correction.

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PET

PE, PVC Prices Down; PP, PS, PET Up

But what’s going up could go down again soon.

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PVC

Mixed Bag for Volume Resin Prices

As hurricane aftermath recedes, PE, PS, PVC prices are retreating; engineering resins are rising; PP and PET are “iffy.”

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polyolefins

Resin Prices Up, But Not for Long

A turnaround is foreseen for PE, PP, PS, PVC, and PET, based on supply-demand balance and/or feedstock costs.

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PVC

Prices of All Resins Surge

Despite a faster-than-expected recovery from Hurricane Harvey, the industry still faces challenges on the way to ‘getting back to normal.’

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polystyrene

Hurricane Lifts Resin Prices Across the Board

Length of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on feedstocks and resins is still uncertain.

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Commodity Resins

PE Flat, PP Moving Up; PS, PVC, PET Flat-to-Down

Resin and monomer production disruptions halted further price decreases, but there’s still downward potential.

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