Recycled LDPE and LLDPE film-grade pellet prices were down 3 cents per pound last week as supply outpaced demand during the summertime production lull at plants that use this grade in their mixes.
Recycled LDPE and LLDPE film-grade pellet prices were down 3 cents per pound last week as supply outpaced demand during the summertime production lull at plants that use this grade in their mixes.
An industry group has determined the U.K.’s plastics recycling rate is around 33 percent.
Exported recovered plastics recently saw prices increase 12 percent year-over-year. Volumes, however, remain down.
CoPP injection-grade pellet and flake prices were up 4 cents per pound last week, following strong demand from converter plants and the upward momentum in the propylene monomer and prime polypropylene markets.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is seeking participants for a recycling survey that will quantify the amount of plastics recycling happening in the Lone Star State.
Nylon 66 repro and regrind prices increased last week, a reaction to feedstock issues at a major nylon 66 producer.
A report from consulting firm Trucost found the environmental cost of using plastics in packaging is four times less than that of using aluminum, tin, glass or paper.
HDPE fractional melt homopolymer natural (dairy) pellet prices, which hovered just above 70 cents per pound since mid-June, fell 5 cents per pound to a range of 65 to 71 cents per pound FOB southern U.S. last week.
Industry exports saw a jump in volume of nearly 4 percent from April 2016, but totals are off significantly from a year ago.
A prime PET oversupply has developed due to ample offers from U.S. PET producers as well as from distributors of imported packaging-grade PET.