HDPE repro and regrind prices were mostly steady in the final days of March, amid higher prices discussed for April deliveries. The upward momentum in the prime polyethylene market was seen lending strength to recycled prices. HDPE HMW drums repro sold last week at 43 cents per pound FOB southern U.S, but prices are expected to rise at least 2...

PET clear regrind from curbside bottles and containers was done at 38 cents per pound FOB Midwest at the beginning of this week, up a penny from a week earlier. PET staple fiber clear regrind was done at 31 cents per pound FOB East Coast, also up a penny. In the prime PET market, March bottle-grade PET was up half...

CoPP black pellets sold at 50 cents per pound delivered (48 cents per pound FOB) Ontario last week, up 4 cents per pound due to strong demand and limited off-grade supply. CoPP black flakes were done at 40 cents per pound delivered East Coast (38 cents per pound FOB), up 1 cent per pound. In the U.S. domestic resale market,...

High impact polystyrene regrind prices fell the second week in March, pushed lower by excess availability and static prime polystyrene pricing. White regrind sold at 33 to 34 cents per pound delivered Midwest, with mixed color 2 cents lower. U.S. recycled HIPS supply is abundant, reflecting lower demand from China for U.S. HIPS scrap and regrind. In the U.S. prime...

Prices for recycled HDPE peaked at the beginning of 2015 and never quite recovered to that level for the remainder of the year, following the general downward trend in prime HDPE pricing. Post-industrial HDPE mixed colors regrind rose 1 cent per pound in the final days of 2015, with truckloads for January delivery done at 40 to 42 cents per...