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Dispatches from the War on Plastics. Industry Trends. What a Trump Win Means for the Plastics Industry. Suddenly, everything has shifted ahead of the fifth — and nominally final — round of UN-led negotiations for a global plastics treaty at the end of the month. Nov 6, 2024.
Resin Price Report: Buyers Step Up, Making H1 2024 Strongest …
Resin Pricing. Staff. July 5, 2024. 4 Min Read. David Madison/Stone via Getty Images. The spot resin market closed out June and, indeed, the first half of 2024 on a solid footing. Completed volumes remained elevated throughout the month, bringing the total tally at the PlasticsExchange to its highest level since May 2021, reports the resin ...
Resin Price Report: Polypropylene Prices Shoot Up
2024年3月8日 · Exports continued to soak up PE resin, leaving relatively little for the domestic market, and at elevated prices, to boot. All commodity PE resins rose a penny in the spot market this past week, bringing 2024 gains to between $0.05 and 0.07/lb, depending on grade. Contracts were still being negotiated for February at the time of writing.
Plastics Industry Continues to Outperform Manufacturing by Most …
2024年9月20日 · Real plastics shipments could be up by 1.3% year-on-year in 2024, driven by an increase in plastic materials and resins on top of stable plastics monthly demand. The current projection for 2024 is actually an upward revision from the previously forecast 1%, noted Pineda. In 2023, the plastics industry accounted for $519.1 billion in total shipments.
Pharma Blister Locks in Plastic Sustainability
2 天之前 · A lifecycle assessment performed by sustainability consultant Sphera showed that PharmaGuard’s climate impact, measured in carbon dioxide equivalents, was up to 47% less than blister packs made from polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)-coated PVC and aluminum. Additionally, energy and water consumption was lower with the monomaterial PP blister.
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2024年10月27日 · Extrusion: Film & Sheet. Extrusion: Pipe & Profile. Injection Molding. Thermoforming. Packaging. Breaking News in Flexible Plastic Packaging. Recycle-ready pouches, thinner films, flexible packaging crimes, Alox film market, pharma flex-pack market, flexible batteries and other smart packaging. by Rick Lingle. Oct 31, 2024.
The Year Ahead in Resin Pricing - Injection Molding Magazine
December 29, 2021. 6 Min Read. Image: Olivier Le Moal/Adobe Stock. More US resin capacity coming online, new opportunities for recycling, and the ripple effects of the wild ride of 2021 will affect resin prices in the year ahead, experts say. “Resin producers in general learned a very valuable lesson during 2021, which is that the market ...
Resin Price Report: Market Experiences Swift, Steep Readjustment
2022年8月9日 · July PE resin contracts wipe away May increase. July PE contracts decreased $0.03/lb, wiping away the contentious increase garnered in May, reports the PlasticsExchange. July PP contracts dropped an average of $0.07/lb, including a pass-through polymer-grade propylene (PGP) cost saving plus an additional $0.04/lb or so in margin reduction.
Plastic Possibilities: Resin Pricing Outlook - Injection Molding …
2022年7月22日 · It’s not exactly breaking news that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin prices have been soaring, but buyers might find some relief in that market, as well. “It seems like PET prices have gone up all the time,” noted Pafford. “But we may have hit a peak there, [and prices] will slowly tamp down through the rest of this year.”.