Recycle prices up a little but mostly stable.This summer was busy for HDPE HDPE abbr. high-density polyethylene and PET recyclers, with no sign of the expected slackening of demand caused by the housing market slump Slump A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. . Export prices were stable. "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are coming into the busy season right now," says one recycler, "so all materials are pretty much in demand. I expect the market to remain steady for the rest of the year. Prices may even go up a little." R-HDPE in demand Recycled HDPE prices have been less volatile in recent months, but buyers still saw price increases in the last quarter of 4cents to 5cents/lb for both natural and mixed pellets. "It's because there is not enough material to go around," industry sources explained. Demand has been strong. "Even with housing slow, one major pipe company told me they are still going to have a growth year. They can sell to highway projects, for example," one recycler said. "High export demand for virgin 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 is keeping recycled prices fairly high, and everybody is able to sell what they make," another reprocessor said. R-PET stable Recycled PET prices have stayed pretty much where they were during last quarter, although some markets may have seen a penny increase. Demand for flake flake an epidermal scale. flake Cocaine, see there seems to be stronger than for pellet pel·let n. 1. A small pill; a pilule. 2. A small rod-shaped or ovoid mass, as of compressed steroid hormones, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues to provide timed release over an extended period of time. , which is a sign of oversupply o·ver·sup·ply n. pl. o·ver·sup·plies A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required. tr.v. o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing, o·ver·sup·plies in virgin resin, 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. one observer. R-LDPE is up but stable Recycled LL/LDPE prices are up about 3cents/lb this last quarter. The main driver behind the higher prices has been export demand, sources said. Prices are expected to remain near today's level for the near future.
RECYCLED RESIN PRICES
Pellets cents/lb Flake cents/lb
PET Bottles (Clean)
Clear Post-Consumer 64-69 55-58
Green Post-Consumer 52-56 44-47
HDPE (Clean)
Natural Post-Consumer 57-62 53-58
Mixed Colors 44-49 40-43
Polystyrene
Post-Consumer
High Impact
Black 52-62 53-56
Natural 60-65 --
General Purpose
Black 43-45 35-40
Natural 60-65 42-46
Polypropylene
Post-Industrial 36-39 33-45
Post-Consumer 51-55 47-52
Polyethylene Film
Post-Industrial
LDPE 43 --
LLDPE
Clear 43-53 --
Mixed Color 27-40 --
PVC
Post-Industrial
Flexible 45-55 37-39
Rigid 60-73 36-47
Dear mrs Galante, what do you mean when you talk about flakes or pellets, scrap. grid, etc, I mean in international market whitch are the technical specifications for this terms (size, cleannes, humidity, etc), because we might be in diferents countrys and maybe not be talking of the same things.<br><br>My company is workin in a recycle project and we are looking for what does the international market wants? but are a little bit confuse about this terms.<br><br>Any help you can give us, would be nice.<br>Yours,<br>Delfina <br>dsolorzano@bonappetit.com.sv |
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