PVC & PS prices soften. (Your Business: Pricing Update).* Fall brought the news that plastics processors have been waiting for--namely that some resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing prices were dropping instead of increasing. They got their wish with PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. prices, and PS producers are actually refunding Reimbursing funds in restitution or repayment. The process of refinancing or borrowing money, ordinarily through the sale of bonds, to pay off an existing debt with the proceeds derived therefrom. half of their last increase. Meanwhile, PP prices are staying where they are, but PE is still going up, and PET is getting its second hike of the year. PVC prices drop PVC producers and processors say resin prices began to erode Erode (ĕrōd`), city (1991 urban agglomeration pop. 361,755), Tamil Nadu state, S India, on the Kaveri River. The city is located in a cotton-growing region, and its industries include cotton ginning and the manufacture of transport equipment. in late August, and by October October: see month. , spot PVC prices had dropped 1.5 Cents to 2 Cents/lb across the board. Pipe-grade resin may be off even more. OxyChem Oxychem (more formally called Occidental Chemical Corporation) is the chemicals division of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation. It is based in Dallas, Texas and is a major producer of commodity chemicals such as potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, as well as plastics , which tried to keep a 2 Cents price increase alive in September September: see month. , sent a letter to customers putting the hike on hold (via TVA TVA: see Tennessee Valley Authority. ) but not dropping it altogether. Contributing factors: Pipe demand slackened in August and September, pulling resin prices down. Demand is reportedly off 15% to 30%, and pipe producers cut prices for benchmark A performance test of hardware and/or software. There are various programs that very accurately test the raw power of a single machine, the interaction in a single client/server system (one server/multiple clients) and the transactions per second in a transaction processing system. 4-in, water pipe from $1.40/ft in August to 80 Cents to $1/ft in mid October. Profile and siding makers are still busy, but working off inventory as resin prices soften. Compounders say they are still extremely busy and have held onto recent increases of 5 Cents to 7 Cents/lb in compound prices, which have not kept pace with resin price increases. PS makers give back 2 Cents 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; producers in October began retroactively ret·ro·ac·tive adj. Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase. [French rétroactif, from Latin crediting customers who had paid a 4 Cents hike in September with a 2 Cents refund TO REFUND. To pay back by the party who has received it, to the party who has paid it, money which ought not to have been paid. 2. On a deficiency of assets, executors and administrators cum testamento annexo, are entitled to have refunded to them legacies . Contributing factors: The high price of 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. , which accounts for 70% to 80% of the cost of PS, had justified previous resin price increases this year. Benzene was as high as $1.60 in July July: see month. vs. 75 Cents last year, but it slipped back to the $1.30 range by mid-October n. 1. the middle part of October. Noun 1. mid-October - the middle part of October period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" . PE prices move up Polyethylene polyethylene (pŏl'ēĕth`əlēn), widely used plastic. It is a polymer of ethylene, CH2=CH2, having the formula (-CH2-CH2-)n resin prices moved up 2 Cents/lb in September and October. The latest move was only the first phase of the year's fourth price increase. That 5 Cents hike was split into two pieces, and the, remaining 3 Cents is to take effect this month. Contributing factors: Whether the second step of that increase occurs as planned will depend on a number of factors, including 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). prices. While ethylene ethylene (ĕth`əlēn') or ethene (ĕth`ēn), H2C=CH2, a gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon. It is the simplest alkene. contract prices held steady in September, a 2 Cents/lb increase was proposed for October. That's just one factor weighing weigh 1 v. weighed, weigh·ing, weighs v.tr. 1. To determine the weight of by or as if by using a scale or balance. 2. in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor the resin increase. PE demand remained consistently good through the early fall. Resin supply was very tight through mid-September n. 1. the middle part of September. Noun 1. mid-September - the middle part of September period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue , when there was little or no prime or wide-spec material available on the spot market. Overall PE demand is stronger in packaging than in durable-goods markets such as sheet or pipe. By mid-October, resin availability improved as suppliers cranked crank 1 n. 1. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft. 2. A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit: quips and cranks. up production. PP prices hold steady 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 remained stable through September and into October. This year's fourth price increase is still on the table, although implementation may be unlikely as resin companies typically reduce inventories at the end of the year. A new hike early next year is more likely. Contributing factors: PP suppliers have been able to improve profit margins, but they maintain that their business is still not at reinvestment Reinvestment Using dividends, interest and capital gains earned in an investment or mutual fund to purchase additional shares or units, rather than receiving the distributions in cash. 1. In terms of stocks, it is the reinvestment of dividends to purchase additional shares. levels. Also, demand remained robust through the summer, although there was a slight softness in September. Resin-capacity utilization utilization, n 1. the extent to which a given group uses a particular service in a specified period. Although usually expressed as the number of services used per year per 100 or per 1000 persons eligible for the service, utilization rates may be rates are in the 88% to 90% range. Suppliers are aiming to hold on to their price gains, although year-end year-end also year·end n. The end of a year. adj. Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit. Noun 1. inventory-reduction moves could lead to some discounting. 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. monomer is no longer pushing prices upward. Monomer contract prices remained steady for three months straight, and October propylene contracts could even drop 1.25[cents]/lb. PET is going up Voridian Co., div. of Eastman Chemical, posted a 3[cents]/lb increase for PET bottle grades as of Nov. 1. All other major suppliers were reported to have taken similar actions, though that was not confirmed at press time. Contributing factors: Although PET tabs rose 5[cents]/lb in the first quarter, a 3[cents] hike in the second quarter failed 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 market resistance. But unusually robust demand in the fourth quarter, along with upward pressure from paraxylene Par`a`xy´lene n. 1. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon ( 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 prices, has added momentum to the latest hike.
Market Prices Effective Mid-October (a)
RESIN GRADE (b) cents/LB cents/CU IN (c)
ABS
MED IMPACT 62-82 2.4-3.1
HI IMPACT 75-82 2.7-3.2
X-HI IMPACT 82-105 3.1-3.9
HI HEAT 85-95 3.2-3.6
PIPE 58-62 2.2-2.3
SHEET 75-90 3.0-3.7
TRANSPARENT 125-165 4.9-6.4
FITTINGS 65-78 2.4-2.9
PLATING 95-105 3.5-3.9
FLAME RET 105-135 4.6-5.9
STRUCT FM 83-97 3.6-4.3
10% GLAS 125-140 5.0-5.6
30% GLASS 116-136 5.3-6.3
ABS/PC CALLY 135-165 5.6-6.8
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 133-137 6.8-7.0
25% GLASS 160-215 9.2-12.3
ACRYLIC
G-P 72-102 3.0-4.3
IMPACT 130-191 5.4-7.9
ACRYLONI-
TRILE COPOL
EXTRUSION 101-116 4.0-4.6
INJECTION 120-135 4.8-5.4
ALKYD 65-74 4.9-5.5
CELLULOSICS
ACETATE 187 8.6
CAB 184 7.9
CAP 184 7.9
DAP (G-P) 251-497 16.3-34.7
EPOXY
G-P RESIN 116-126 NA (d)
COMPOUNDS
C/B/T (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 4500 346.6
ECTFE 1400-1600 108.3-123.8
ETFE 1100-1600 73.6-107.1
FEP 925-1400 71.3-107.9
PFA 1700-2400 131.6-185.8
PTFE 450-900 34.8-69.7
PVDF 650-800 41.4-50.9
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
UNFIELLD 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 6 124-139 6.2-7.0
MIN FILLED 119-132 5.9-6.6
30% GLASS 150-160 7.2-7.7
TYPE 66 140-155 7.4-8.2
MIN FILLED 140-148 7.4-7.8
30% GLASS 180-190 8.8-9.3
TYPE 69 250-276 9.7-10.7
TYPE 6/10 286-313 12.4-13.6
TYPE 612 400 15.3
30% GLASS 309-311 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 55.5-87.5 2.8-4.0
REINFORCED
GRADES 100.5-267.5 6.0-15.9
POLYAMIDE-
IMIDE (g)
UNFILLED 2310-3045 124.7-164.4
30% GLASS 2250-2985 130.4-173.0
30% CARBON FIB 3260-3950 173.6-210.5
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 127-145 5.4-6.2
BLOW MOLD 148-170 6.0-7.3
STRUCT FOAM 149-181 6.4-7.8
20% GLASS 235-255 10.1-11.0
FR 166-197 7.1-8.5
CD 82-100 3.5-4.3
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) 63-67 3.2-3.4
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 52-56
POLYESTER
THERMOSET
G-P ORTHO 53-57 NA (d)
ISOPHTHALIC 70-80 NA (d)
BIS-A 129-150 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
POLYETH ER-
SULFONE 350-400 17.2-19.7
30% GLASS 425-525 21-25.9
POLYETHYLENE
(RAILCAR)
LDPE
G-P MOLDING
& EXTRU 53-55 1.7-1.8
INJECTION 53-55 1.7-1.8
LID RESIN 54-56 1.8
LINER 53-55 1.7-1.8
CLARITY 51-53 1.7
EXTRU COATG 52-54 1.7-1.8
BLOW MOLD 54-56 1.8
LLDPE,
BUTENE-
BASED
G-P MOLDING 39-41 1.3-1.4
FILM 41-43 1.4
ROTOMOLD 43-45 1.4-1.5
LLDPE,
HAO-BASED
G-P MOLDING 45-47 1.5-1.6
LID RESIN 50-53 1.7-1.8
LINER FILM 46-48 1.5-1.6
HDPE
G-P INJ MOLD 41-43 1.4-1.5
FILM 48-50 1.6-1.7
BLOW MOLD 43-45 1.5
HWW-HDPE
BLOW MOLDING 49-51 1.7
FILM 52-54 1.8
PIPE 56-58 1.9-2.0
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 340-385 20-23
55% GLASS/
MINERAL 275-295 18
65% GLASS/
MINERAL 205-260 15-19
POLY PROPYLENE (RAILCAR)
G-P HOMOPOL
INJECTION 42-44 1.3-1.4
EXTRUSION
FIBER 40-42 1.3
PROFILES 43-45 1.4-1.5
RANDOM COPOL
BLOW MOLDING 47-49 1.5-1.6
FILM 46-48 1.5-1.6
INJECTION 45-47 1.5
IMPACT COPOL
MED IMP 55-57 1.8
HI IMP 57-62 1.8-1.9
POLYSTYRENE (RAILCAR)
G-P CRYSTAL 43-45 1.6
HI HEAT 44-47 1.8-1.7
HIPS 46-49 1.7-1.8
SUPER HI IMP 58-62 2.2-2.3
FR 81-92 3.0-3.5
STRUCT FM (FR) 91-93 NA
EPS
UNMODIFIED 74-78 NA (d)
MODIFIED 78-79 NA (d)
POLYSULFONE 425-500 19-22.3
10% GLASS 600 28.3
30% GLASS 550 25.9
POLYURE THANE (TP)
ESTER TYPE 185-255 8-11
ETHER TYPE 245-295 10.6-13
PU ISOCYANATES
POLYMERIC MDI 105-115 NA (d)
80/20 TDI 110-120 NA (d)
PVC RESIN (RAILCAR)
G-P HOMOPOL 32-35 [down arrow] NA (d)
PIPE 30-31 [down arrow] NA (d)
FILM 41-43 [down arrow] NA (d)
COPOLYMER
FLOORING 44-46 NA (d)
DISPERSION
HOMOPOLY 56-60 NA (d)
COPOLYMER 60-64 NA (d)
CPVC PIPE
COMPOUND 119 NA (d)
PVDC
EXTRUDABLE 162 NA (d)
SILICONES
MOLD. COMP. 581-640 38.1-39.3
SPECIALTY OR. 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 67-78 3.6-4.1
WHITE & IVORY 72 3.8
VINYL ESTER
COR RES 147 NA (d)
HEAT & COR RES 161 NA (d)
POLYARYLATE 200-280 88-123
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 127-145 5.4-6.2
BLOW MOLD 148-170 6.0-7.3
STRUCT FOAM 149-181 6.4-7.8
20% GLASS 235-255 10.1-11.0
FR 166-197 7.1-8.5
CD 82-100 3.5-4.3
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) 63-67 3.2-3.4
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 52-56
POLYESTER
THERMOSET
G-P ORTHO 53-57 NA (d)
ISOPHTHALIC 70-80 NA (d)
BIS-A 129-150 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
POLYETH ER-
SULFONE 350-400 17.2-19.7
30% GLASS 425-525 21-25.9
POLYETHYLENE
(RAILCAR)
LDPE
G-P MOLDING
& EXTRU 53-55 1.7-1.8
INJECTION 53-55 1.7-1.8
LID RESIN 54-56 1.8
LINER 53-55 1.7-1.8
CLARITY 51-53 1.7
EXTRU COATG 52-54 1.7-1.8
BLOW MOLD 54-56 1.8
LLDPE,
BUTENE-
BASED
G-P MOLDING 39-41 1.3-1.4
FILM 41-43 1.4
ROTOMOLD 43-45 1.4-1.5
LLDPE,
HAO-BASED
G-P MOLDING 45-47 1.5-1.6
LID RESIN 50-53 1.7-1.8
LINER FILM 46-48 1.5-1.6
HOPE
G-P INJ MOLD 41-43 1.4-1.5
FILM 48-50 1.6-1.7
BLOW MOLD 43-45 1.5
HWW-HDPE
BLOW MOLDING 49-51 1.7
FILM 52-54 1.8
PIPE 56-58 1.9-2.0
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 340-385 20-23
55% GLASS/
MINERAL 275-295 18
65% GLASS/
MINERAL 205-260 15-19
POLY PROPYLENE (RAILCAR)
G-P HOMOPOL
INJECTION 42-44 1.3-1.4
EXTRUSION
FIBER 40-42 1.3
PROFILES 43-45 1.4-1.5
RANDOM COPOL
BLOW MOLDING 47-49 1.5-1.6
FILM 46-48 1.5-1.6
INJECTION 45-47 1.5
IMPACT COPOL
MED IMP 55-57 1.8
HI IMP 57-62 1.8-1.9
POLYSTYRENE (RAILCAR)
G-P CRYSTAL 43-45 1.6
HI HEAT 44-47 1.8-1.7
HIPS 46-49 1.7-1.8
SUPER HI IMP 58-62 2.2-2.3
FR 81-92 3.0-3.5
STRUCT FM (FR) 91-93 NA
EPS
UNMODIFIED 74-78 NA (d)
MODIFIED 78-79 NA (d)
POLYSULFONE 425-500 19-22.3
10% GLASS 600 28.3
30% GLASS 550 25.9
POLYURE THANE (TP)
ESTER TYPE 185-255 8-11
ETHER TYPE 245-295 10.6-13
PU ISOCYANATES
POLYMERIC MDI 105-115 NA (d)
80/20 TDI 110-120 NA (d)
PVC RESIN (RAILCAR)
G-P HOMOPOL 32-35 [down arrow] NA (d)
PIPE 30-31 [down arrow] NA (d)
FILM 41-43 [down arrow] NA (d)
COPOLYMER
FLOORING 44-46 NA (d)
DISPERSION
HOMOPOLY 56-60 NA (d)
COPOLYMER 60-64 NA (d)
CPVC PIPE
COMPOUND 119 NA (d)
PVDC
EXTRUDABLE 162 NA (d)
SILICONES
MOLD. COMP. 581-640 38.1-39.3
SPECIALTY OR. 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 67-78 3.6-4.1
WHITE & IVORY 72 3.8
VINYL ESTER
COR RES 147 NA (d)
HEAT & COR RES 161 NA (d)
KEY: Colored areas indicate pricing activity. An arrow [down arrow] indicates director of price change. (a)Truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno unless otherwise specified spec·i·fy tr.v. spec·i·fied, spec·i·fy·ing, spec·i·fies 1. To state explicitly or in detail: specified the amount needed. 2. To include in a specification. 3. , (b)Unfilled natural color unless otherwise specified, (c)Based on typical of average density, (d)Not applicable, (e)Novolac and anhydride anhydride (ănhī`drīd, –drĭd) [Gr.,=without water], chemical compound formed by removing water, H2O, from another compound; the anhydride can also react with water to form the original compound. grades for coils, bushings, transformers, (f)Novolac and anhydride grades for resistors capacitors, diodes, (g)In quantities of 20,000lb, (h)19,800:lb/load |
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