The spot Polyethylene market continued to be red hot, just as it has been since 2020 began. High volumes of LLDPE and LDPE, for both film and injection changed hands across our trading desk and pricing was firm, while HDPE interest remained lackluster and pricing stayed soft. PE buying was equally spread between processors and resellers with about half needed for immediate delivery and half ordered for February. Fresh producer railcar offers rema... [More]

Spot Polypropylene trading was a bit calmer than the previous week as demand chilled a bit, but it was also offset by fewer fresh offers, and those which showed, were priced 1-2 cents higher. Transactions were mostly challenged by buyer’s unrealistic price expectations (ever heading lower), which is understandable given that the spot market has quickly gone from quite loose to relatively tight. CoPP availability appeared ample, but most of the ra... [More]