Polyethylene trading lacked the bright luster of recent weeks; market sentiment has turned a tad more negative and buyers seem to have shied away from excessive purchases. There was ample supply of most commodity grades, with the continued exception of HDPE for injection, which remains scarce. Railcar offerings for un-certed / liberally downgraded PE resin were shown at discounted levels, while offers for true Generic Prime resin were limited, pe... [More]

Polypropylene trading was a bit better and buyers were willing to pay up a little for spot material amid slightly bullish conditions. The spot PP market has already added a couple cents and we see the potential for additional small gains ahead. While most commodity PP Homopolymer grades were readily available, good quality PP Copolymer supplies have thinned significantly, especially No Break resin and Random Clarified, where premiums have been ex... [More]