Hurricane Rita joins Katrina to whip up prices even more.More resin price hikes are under way as the impact of Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005. adds to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . The result is further
restrictions on availability of crucial feedstocks like natural gas,
ethylene ethylene (ĕth`əlēn') or ethene (ĕth`ēn), H2C=CH2, a gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon. It is the simplest alkene. , propylene propylene /pro·pyl·ene/ (pro´pi-len) a gaseous hydrocarbon, CH3CHdbondCH2.propylene glycol a colorless viscous liquid used as a humectant and solvent in pharmaceutical preparations. , and ethylene glycol ethylene glycol: see glycol. ethylene glycol Simplest member of the glycol family, also called 1,2-ethanediol (HOCH2CH2OH). It is a colourless, oily liquid with a mild odour and sweet taste. and of resins based on them--including PE, PP, PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. , and PET. By mid-October, natural gas prices were up 116% since early 2005, while crude oil prices rose to $62/barrel. Disruptions in transportation and higher energy prices have also brought rail and trucking surcharges. The result has been rapid-fire price increases--as many as twice in the same month--on all volume resins as well as engineering thermoplastics, thermosets thermosets, materials that can not be softened on heating. In thermosetting polymers, the polymer chains are joined (or cross-linked) by intermolecular bonding. Thermosets are usually supplied as partially polymerized or as monomer-polymer mixtures. , and polyurethanes polyurethanes (pŏl'ēy  r`əthānz), group of plastics that may be either thermosetting or thermoplastic. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid foams. . So-called
"temporary" surcharges--to remain until further notice--are
spreading to more and more resins.PE supplies tight Polyethylene polyethylene (pŏl'ēĕth`əlēn), widely used plastic. It is a polymer of ethylene, CH2=CH2, having the formula (-CH2-CH2-)n prices, which moved up a total of 19 cents/lb in August and September, were headed up another 5 cents as suppliers implemented increases on Oct. 1 or 15. A new hike of 8 cents/lb, effective Nov. 1, was announced in mid-October. Contributing factors: Hurricane Rita compounded the effects of Hurricane Katrina on ethylene monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). supplies, which were already tight before the storms. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry estimates, about 30% of ethylene capacity in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. has been off-line since the two hurricanes, and at least as much PE resin capacity has been down as well. Making matters worse was the Oct. 6 explosion at a Formosa Plastics Formosa Plastics Corporation (Traditional Chinese: 台灣塑膠公司; lit. "Taiwan Plastic Company") is a Taiwanese company based in Taiwan that primarily produces polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins and ethylene cracker (1) A person who breaks into a computer system without authorization, whose purpose is to do damage (destroy files, steal credit card numbers, plant viruses, etc.). Because a cracker uses low-level hacker skills to do cracking, the terms "cracker" and "hacker" have become in Point Comfort, Texas, which accounts for 4.2% of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. ethylene capacity. Ethylene monomer contract prices, which stood at 36 cents/lb in July, settled at 45 cents to 46 cents in September. Proposed October contracts were for 55 cents to 56 cents/lb. Says one major PE supplier, "Spot ethylene is nearly impossible to get, even at recent prices as high as 60 cents to 67 cents/lb. Moreover, prices for comonomers--hexene, octene, and butene--are up 30% to 40%, which means that they now add more than 2 cents/lb to the cost of making LLDPE LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene ." While PE plants have not been affected directly, they are operating at restricted levels owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de unavailability of monomer stocks. This caused some resin suppliers to declare force majeure [French, A superior or irresistible power.] An event that is a result of the elements of nature, as opposed to one caused by human behavior. The term force majeure with or without allocation. Says one major supplier, "The U.S. polyethylene export market is now nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non . People are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. imports but they are hard to get, as well. Far East PE prices will be going up because there are no exports from the U.S., and South Korea--the biggest regional supplier--is now shipping material to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. because it's more profitable. Ending the resin shortage will take six to nine months. Even then, it will go from insanely tight to very tight, as there is no new planned capacity coming on stream." PP is tight and costly Polypropylene polypropylene (pŏl'ēprō`pəlēn), plastic noted for its light weight, being less dense than water; it is a polymer of propylene. It resists moisture, oils, and solvents. prices were expected to move up by as much as 12 cents/lb last month, as suppliers aimed to implement two successive 6 cents increases--or one larger one--in early and mid-October. A 7 cents increase for Nov. 1 was also issued by most major suppliers. Some, like Dow, tacked on an additional 2 cents/lb for impact copolymers. Contributing factors: The two hurricanes compounded an already tight resin situation, causing several plants to shut down temporarily, affecting about one-third of U.S. PP production and resulting in allocation programs by several suppliers. Basell's Lake Charles Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. , La., plant alone, which accounts for one-fourth of U.S. production (800 million lb/yr), is expected to reopen early this month. While resin demand continues to be strong, tight resin and feedstock feed·stock n. Raw material required for an industrial process. Noun 1. feedstock - the raw material that is required for some industrial process raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing supplies are expected to continue through the end of the year. Propylene monomer contract prices, which had risen a total of 8 cents/lb in August and September, were expected to shoot up by another 10 cents to 12 cents in October. PVC on allocation PVC prices rose 12 cents/lb in October. OxyChem led with a 15 cents increase, but Formosa followed with 13 cents and Shintech and Georgia Gulf announced 12 cents. Westlake announced a 15 cents hike but applied an immediate TVA TVA: see Tennessee Valley Authority. to 3 cents of that amount. Producers told the market to expect more hikes ahead. PVC compounders also announced price increases of 15 cents/lb for a range of dates in October and November. Contributing factors: Resin producers' rule of thumb is that a $1 increase in natural gas prices adds 2 cents to the cost of PVC. Before Katrina, natural gas was at $6/million Btu; by mid October it was $14, indicating that more PVC hikes lie ahead if gas stays high. Hurricane Rita did more physical damage to the chemical industry than Katrina, disrupting transportation and causing a week-long shutdown shut·down n. A cessation of operations or activity, as at a factory. shutdown Noun the closing of a factory, shop, or other business Verb shut down and restart To resume computer operation after a planned or unplanned termination. See boot, warm boot and checkpoint/restart. of ethylene monomer and natural-gas operations along the Gulf Coast. Spot ethylene in mid-October was in the 65 cents to 70 cents range, just as the year-end rush of orders was arriving for pipe, windows, and siding to complete outdoor construction jobs. Then an explosion and fire in an ethylene cracker at Formosa's Point Comfort, Texas, plant on Oct. 6 tightened ethylene supplies even further for the foreseeable future. Until that point, Formosa was the only PVC producer that hadn't declared force majeure. Now Formosa's allocation level is 63% and OxyChem's is 90%. Shintech is at 100%. Important additives like wax lubricants lubricants preparations for the lubrication of passages to reduce frictional injury, e.g. oily preparations, including petroleum jelly, lanolin or water-soluble preparations such as methyl cellulose. and TiO2 are also in short supply. PS up 10 cents, more to come Polystyrene polystyrene (pŏl'ēstī`rēn), widely used plastic; it is a polymer of styrene. Polystyrene is a colorless, transparent thermoplastic that softens slightly above 100°C; (212°F;) and becomes a viscous liquid at around 185°C; went up a nickel in September and again in October, and resin producers announced another 6 cents hike for Nov. 1. Dow, Nova, and Chevron stacked another 5 cents on top of that for Nov. 15. Contributing factors: Most PS resin producers are on force mojezzre status because of shortages of natural gas and styrene sty·rene n. A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene. monomer. Dow is on 50% allocation, Total at 75%, Nova at 80%. Ineos and Chevron have implemented "sales control" but so far have not gone to force majeure. Two Gulf Coast suppliers of butadiene butadiene (by  t'ədī`ēn), colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon. There are two structural isomers of butadiene; they differ in the location of the two carbon-carbon double bonds in the for HIPS are also on
allocation.PET prices rise PET bottle resin prices moved up another 5 cents/lb in October, and a 6 cents increase was slated for Nov. 1. Suppliers also applied "temporary surcharges" of 8 cents to 16 cents/lb in October. At press time, it appeared that these would not be lifted entirely in November, although a reduction was probable, according to one supplier. Contributing factors: Continued hikes in PET tabs are linked directly to shortages of feedstocks--paraxylene and ethylene glycol--and to sharp price increases in those chemicals. PET producers have been forced to curtail cur·tail tr.v. cur·tailed, cur·tail·ing, cur·tails To cut short or reduce. See Synonyms at shorten. [Middle English curtailen, to restrict resin production, and several have instituted allocation programs. Says one major player, "The shortages of paraxylene are expected to be eased by large imports due this month. However, availability of ethylene glycol, which is linked to ethylene supply shortages, will continue to be a problem. Engineering resins up Nylons went up across the board in October. BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida hiked its Ultramid and Capron nylon 6 resins for fibers and extrusion by 10% to 12%. Its Ultramid and Nypel molding resins went up 15 cents/lb for standard grades and more for specialties. DuPont raised tabs on Zytel and Minlon products by 12 cents/lb for standard grades and more on specialties. Its Zytel HTN HTN Hypertension HTN High Blood Pressure HTN Hierarchical Task Network HTN Hughes Television Network HTN Hospitality Training Network (Sydney, Australia) HTN Histotechnology (program of study) high-heat nylon went up 15 cents/lb. Rhodia boosted Technyl and TechnylStar nylon 6 and 66 grades by 10%. And Solutia increased all its Ascend and Vydyne nylon molding and extrusion resins by 10%. Meanwhile DuPont, Ticona, and BASF hiked other engineering thermoplastics last month. DuPont's Delrin acetal acetal /ac·e·tal/ (as´e-t'l) 1. any of a class of organic compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde molecule and two alcohol molecules. 2. went up 7 cents/lb while Ticona's Celcon and Hostaform acetals rose 12 cents, as did BASF's Ultraform acetal. DuPont's Rynite PET, Crastin PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) , and Hytrel copolyester TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE Terminal de Paiement Electronique (French) TPE Total Power Exchange TPE Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Tampines Expressway (Singapore) TPE Therapeutic Plasma Exchange all rose 12 cents/lb for standard grades and more for others. DuPont raised Thermx PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. polyester and Zenite LCP (Link Control Protocol) See PPP. LCP - Link Control Protocol by 20 cents/lb. Ticona's Celanex PBT, Impet PET, Vandar TP polyester blends, Riteflex copolyester TPE, and Celstran long-fiber compounds also went up 12 cents. BASF hiked Ultradur PBT and Petra PET by 10 cents; its Ultrason polysulfone and polyethersulfone went up 60 cents/lb. BASF raised Styrolux and Styroclear styrene-butadiene copolymers 6 cents/lb in October. (It had already hiked ABS, ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and , SAN, and ABS alloys 8crib in September.) Kraton Polymers is adding 5 cents/lb to Kraton D styrenic block copolymers (used in footwear) on Nov. 14. CYRO Industries (now part of Degussa) increased Acrylite and Acrylite Plus acrylics by 8 cents/lb last month. Dow issued a 10 cents/lb increase on its Isoplast rigid TPUs. It was to take effective Nov. 1. Thermosets up, too Unsaturated unsaturated /un·sat·u·rat·ed/ (un-sach´ur-at?ed) 1. not holding all of a solute which can be held in solution by the solvent. 2. denoting compounds in which two or more atoms are united by double or triple bonds. polyester and vinyl ester Vinyl Ester, or Vinylester, is a resin produced by the esterification of an epoxy resin with an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid. The reaction product is then dissolved in a reactive solvent, such as styrene, to a 35 - 45 percent content by weight. resins and gel coats, which were hiked 10 cents between Sept. 20 and Oct. 1, went up a second time in late October. AOC AOC, n an acronym for the Aromatherapy Organizations Council. and CCP (Certified Computer Professional) The award for successful completion of a comprehensive examination on computers offered by the ICCP. See ICCP and certification. . 1. (language) CCP - Concurrent Constraint Programming. 2. added 9 cents; Reichhold did the same but held off the increase until Nov. 1. PUR chemicals rise Price increases on polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. isocyanates and polyols have been confirmed by at least two major suppliers. Dow issued two successive announcements last month that boosted tabs for Nov. 1 on TDI TDI - Transport Driver Interface by a whopping 50 cents/lb, and MDI (1) (Multiple Document Interface) A Windows function that allows an application to display and lets the user work with more than one document at the same time. and polyols by 20 cents/lb. These came on top of the Oct. 1 hikes of 10 cents on TDI and 6 cents on polyols. Also, Dow's benzene benzene (bĕn`zēn, bĕnzēn`), colorless, flammable, toxic liquid with a pleasant aromatic odor. It boils at 80.1°C; and solidifies at 5.5°C;. Benzene is a hydrocarbon, with formula C6H6. surcharge An overcharge or additional cost. A surcharge is an added liability imposed on something that is already due, such as a tax on tax. It also refers to the penalty a court can impose on a fiduciary for breaching a duty. on MDI remains in effect since August 2004. BASF implemented a 10 cents temporary surcharge on TDI as of Oct. 4, on top of the 10 cents base-price increase for Oct. 1 and 25 cents increase Nov. 1. BASF also declared force majeure on Oct. 4 for its Pluracol polyols and simultaneously implemented a surcharge of 9 cents/lb.
Market Prices Effective Mid-October (a)
RESIN GRADE (b) cents/LB cents/CU IN (c)
ABS
MED IMPACT 80-90 3.0-3.4
HI IMPACT 85-95 3.2-3.6
X-HI IMPACT 95-105 3.6-4.0
HI HEAT 85-95 3.2-3.6
PIPE 80-110 3.0-4.2
SHEET 90-110 3.4-4.2
TRANSPARENT 125-165 4.9-6.4
FITTINGS 85-115 3.2-4.3
PLATING 95-105 3.5-3.9
FLAME RET 120-140 4.6-5.9
STRUCT FM 83-97 3.6-4.3
10% GLASS 125-140 5.0-5.6
30% GLASS 116-136 5.3-6.3
ABS/PC ALLOY 145-180 5.5-6.8
ABS/PVC ALLOY 130-135 5.8-6.1
ABS/NYLON ALLOY 190 7.3
ACETAL
HOMOPOL 130-147 6.7-7.3
20% GLASS 160-220 9.0-12.4
COPOLYMER 133-145 6.8-7.4
25% GLASS 160-230 8.1-11.7
ACRYLIC
G-P 105-115 4.5-4.9
IMPACT 140-180 6.0-7.7
ACRYLONI-
TRILE COPOL
EXTRUSION 78-110 3.3-4.7
INJECTION 130-191 5.4-7.9
ALKYD 65-74 4.9-5.5
CELLULOSICS
ACETATE 187 8.6
CAB 189 8.2
CAP 189 8.2
CAP 189 8.2
DAP (G-P) 251-497 16.31
EPOXY
G-P RESIN 116-126 NA (d)
COMPOUNDS
C/B/f (e) 123-166 9.4-12.9
R/C/D (f) 208-271 15.3-20.1
SEMICONDUCTOR
NOVOLAC 193-228 13.1-15.9
ANHYDRIDE 188-268 13.9-19.2
EVA
INJECTION 46-52 1.5-1.7
FILM EXTRU 42-49 1.4-1.6
EVOH 265 11.3
FLUORO-
POLYMER
CTFE 2500-5500 193-424
ECTFE 1470-1680 93.1-107.7
ETFE 1155-1680 70.7-102.8
FEP 971-1470 74.8-1132
PFA 1785-2520 134.5-190.5
PTFE 450-900 34.8-69.7
PVDF 680-900 43.3-57.3
IONOMER
PACKAGING 127-166 4.3-6.0
INDUSTRIAL 150-244 5.0-8.3
LIQUID-
CRYSTAL
POLYMERS
INJECTION
MIN FILLED 690-1035 44.2-72.1
GLASS FILLED 695-895 40-52
CARBON FILLED 1700-2000 83.2-138.6
UNFILLED 1000-1200 58-70
EXTRUSION
UNFILLED 1200-2200 60.5-110.9
MELAMINE
COMPOUND 90-94 5.5-5.6
MELAMINE/
PHENOLIC
COMPOUND 75-83 4.5-5.0
NYLON
TYPE 6 139-159 5.7-6.5
MIN FILLED 131-144 5.4-5.9
30% GLASS 148-173 6.0-7.0
TYPE 66 153-168 6.3-6.9
MIN FILLED 151-159 6.2-6.5
30% GLASS 142-192 5.8-7.9
TYPE 69 250-276 9.7-10.7
TYPE 6/10 286-313 12.4-13.6
TYPE 612 400 15.3
30% GLASS 305-311 14.7
40% GLASS 309 14.7
TYPE 46 295 12.6
TYPE 11 329-341 13.6-14.1
30% GLASS 331-350 15.0-15.8
40% GLASS 347-360 17.7-18.5
TYPE 12 318-341 12.1-13.0
30% GLASS 327-350 14.7-15.8
50% GLASS 299-340 15.6-17.8
TRANSPARENT
AMORPHOUS 247-360 10.3-15.0
PHENOLIC
MOLD COMP 75 3.8
REINFORCED
GRADES 105-268 6.1-16
POLYAMIDE-
IMIDE (g)
UNFILLED 2750 148.5
30% GLASS 2500 135
30% CARBON FIB. 3500 185
POLYARYLATE 200-280 8.8-12.3
POLYARYL-
SULFONE 440 21.8
POLYBUTYLENE
G-P 94-96 3.1
FILM 88-91 2.9
PIPE
COLD WATER 116-120 3.9-4.0
HOT WATER 162-166 5.5-5.6
POLYCAR-
BONATE
INJECTION 138-165 5.9-7.0
20% GLASS 177-190 7.6-8.2
30% GLASS 178-217 7.6-9.3
EXTRUSION 145-180 6.3-7.8
BLOW MOLD 155-190 6.7-8.2
STRUCT FOAM 149-181 6.4-7.8
20% GLASS 235-255 10.1-11.0
FR 166-197 7.1-8.5
CD 140-200 6.0-8.6
POLYESTER (TP)
PBT TYPE
UNFILLED 143-150 6.9
HI-IMP 154-165 7.6
30% GLASS, FR 165-187 10.0
STRUCT FOAM 159-165 NA (d)
PET
BOTTLE (RAILCAR) 103-105 [up arrow] 5.1-5.3 [up arrow]
MOD PET
30% GLASS 132-143 7.4
55% GLASS 148-155 9.8
30% GLASS,
FLAME RET 147-157 9.2
PETG COPOL 114-124 5.2-5.6
POLYESTER
THERMOSET
G-P ORTHO 115-120 NA (d)
ISOPHTHALIC 140-150 NA (d)
BIS-A 185-190 NA (d)
PEEK 4400 231
30% GLASS 3300 173
POLYETHER-
IMIDE 641-646 29.3-29.5
30% GLASS 526-531 24.0-24.2
POLYETHER-
KETONE (PEK) 2950 130.1
30% GLASS 2600 153
POLYETHER-
SULFONE 350-400 17.2-19.7
30% GLASS 425-525 21-25.9
POLYETHYLENE
(RAILCAR)
LDPE
G-P MOLDING
& EXTRU 85-88 [up arrow] 2.8-2.9 [up arrow]
INJECTION 89-91 [up arrow] 2.9 [up arrow]
LID RESIN 91-93 [up arrow] 2.9-3.0 [up arrow]
LINER 87-89 [up arrow] 2.8-2.9 [up arrow]
CLARITY 84-86 [up arrow] 2.7-2.8 [up arrow]
EXTRU COATG 89-91 [up arrow] 2.9 [up arrow]
BLOW MOLD 91-93 [up arrow] 2.9-3.0 [up arrow]
LLDPE,
BUTENE-
BASED
G-P MOLDING 75-77 [up arrow] 2.5 [up arrow]
FILM 77-79 [up arrow] 2.5-2.6 [up arrow]
ROTOMOLD 79-81 [up arrow] 2.6 [up arrow]
LLDPE,
HAO-BASED
G-P MOLDING 89-91 [up arrow] 2.9-3.0 [up arrow]
LID RESIN 90-92 [up arrow] 2.9-3.0 [up arrow]
LINER FILM 93-95 [up arrow] 3.0-3.1 [up arrow]
HDPE
G-P INJ MOLD 76-78 [up arrow] 2.6 [up arrow]
FILM 86-88 [up arrow] 2.8-2.9 [up arrow]
BLOW MOLD 80-82 [up arrow] 2.7 [up arrow]
HMW-HDPE
BLOW MOLDING 85-87 [up arrow] 2.9 [up arrow]
FILM 87-89 [up arrow] 2.9-3.0 [up arrow]
PIPE 93-95 [up arrow] 3.1 [up arrow]
UHMW-PE 100-125 3.6-3.7
PPE/PPO-
BASED RESIN
INJECTION 180 6.8
20% GLASS (h) 283 12.3
30% GLASS (h) 291 13.3
EXTRUSION (h) 242 9.2
STRUCT FM 231 NA (d)
PPS
40% GLASS 357-404 21.2-24.0
55% GLASS/
MINERAL 289-310 20.8-22.3
65% GLASS/
MINERAL 226-273 15.5-18.7
POLY-
PROPYLENE
(RAILCAR)
G-P HOMOPOL
INJECTION 84-86 [up arrow] 27-28 [up arrow]
EXTRUSION
FIBER 84-86 [up arrow] 2.7-2.8 [up arrow]
PROFILES 92-94 [up arrow] 3.0 [up arrow]
RANDOM COPOL
BLOW MOLDING 90-92 [up arrow] 2.9-3.0 [up arrow]
FILM 89-91 [up arrow] 2.9 [up arrow]
INJECTION 88-90 [up arrow] 2.9 [up arrow]
IMPACT COPOL
MED IMP 98-100 [up arrow] 3.2-3.3 [up arrow]
HI IMP 101-103 [up arrow] 3.3 [up arrow]
POLYSTYRENE
(RAILCAR)
G-P CRYSTAL 73-81 [up arrow] 2.7-3.0 [up arrow]
HI HEAT 76-84 [up arrow] 2.8-3.1 [up arrow]
HIPS 74-82 [up arrow] 2.8-3.1 [up arrow]
SUPER HI IMP 84-90 [up arrow] 3.1-3.4 [up arrow]
FR 92-100 [up arrow] 3.4-3.7 [up arrow]
STRUCT FM (FR) 105-108 [up arrow] NA
EPS
UNMODIFIED 85-88 NA (d)
MODIFIED 86-90 NA (d)
POLYSULFONE 432-512 19.3-22.9
10% GLASS 607-612 27-27.3
30% GLASS 557-562 24.9-25
POLYURE-
THANE (TP)
ESTER TYPE 185-255 8-11
ETHER TYPE 245-295 10.6-13
PU
ISOCYANATES (i)
POLYMERIC MDI 120-135 NA (d)
80/20 TDI 90-98 NA (d)
PVC RESIN
(RAILCAR)
G-P HOMOPOL 61-63 [up arrow] NA (d)
PIPE 58-60 [up arrow] NA (d)
FILM 70-72 [up arrow] NA (d)
COPOLYMER
FLOORING 75-77 [up arrow] NA (d)
DISPERSION
HOMOPOLY 84-90 [up arrow] NA (d)
COPOLYMER 89-93 [up arrow] NA (d)
CPVC PIPE
COMPOUND 119 NA (d)
PVDC
EXTRUDABLE 162 NA (d)
SILICONES
MOLD. COMP. 581-640 38.1-39.3
SPECIALTY GR. 891-3148 NA (d)
SILICONE/EPOXY 339-343 22.5-22.8
STYRENE-
ACRYLIC 108-112 3.7-4.0
SAN (G-P) 66-74 2.5-2.8
STYRENE
MALEIC
ANHYDRIDE
G-P 110-115 4.2-4.3
HI IMP 130-140 4.2-4.5
FR 175-183 6.7-7.0
TP ELASTOMERS
OLEFINIC 70-76 2.4
POLYAMIDE 287-337 10.4-12.3
POLYESTER 200-310 8.8-13.6
STYRENIC 83-237 2.9-8.3
UREA MOLDING
COMPOUND
BLACK & BROWN 76 3.8
WHITE & IVORY 81 4.0
VINYL ESTER
COR RES 185-197 NA (d)
HEAT & COR RES 210 NA (d)
KEY: Colored areas indicate pricing activity. An arrow (') price
direction of price change. (a) Truckload, unless otherwise specified.
(b) Unfilled, natural color, unless otherwise specified. (c) Based on
typical or average density. (d) Not applicable. (e) Novolac and
anhydride grades for coils, bushings, transformers. (f) Novolac and
anhydride grades for resistors, capacitors, diodes. In quantities of
20,000 lb. (h) 19,800-lb load. (i) Prices include benzene surcharge.
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