Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister 10-02-2022 - Arhive
Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
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-The blister also turns on the single material
Etimex Primary Packaging from Germany has developed a fully polypropylene solution to facilitate end-of-life recyclability. Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
The German packaging manufacturer Etimex Primary Packaging was recently awarded the German Packaging Award for Sustainability 2021 for the development of the single-material blister (polypropylene) Purelay Pharm, intended for the pharmaceutical and food supplement industry.
The choice to use a single polymer, eliminating aluminum and thermoformed multilayer films, is dictated by the desire to facilitate the recycling of end-of-life packages.
This solution was in fact certified Made for Recycling by Interseroh with 19 points out of 20 in terms of recyclability (“very good” rating). Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
Polypropylene was selected by Etimex for its barrier property against water vapor, high transparency and excellent distribution of the thickness of the blister walls.
-Polymers : Processors Bet on Further Price Cuts in Vain
Processors still think that market prices will continue to go down and have presented seemingly unrealistic competitive offers, reports the PlasticsExchange. More often than not, they sheepishly return to pay the asking price.
The spot resin markets continued to transact at a rapid rate the first week of February. In fact, the pace accelerated to bring another week of high-volume dealings, the best of this young year, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
Resin prices remained firm, as consolidation at the lower end of the pricing spectrum rose a couple of cents while the top end of the polyethylene (PE) market held steady and polypropylene (PP) inched another cent higher. There was a steady flow of off-grade material, but relatively few Prime railcar offers the week of Feb. 1, though traders provided good prime liquidity from their stocks and were pleased to sell off inventory to satisfy demand. Benchmark Prime pricing did not move much at the PlasticsExchange trading desk, but sales prices were higher. There is quite a difference between sellers chasing a buyer’s bid versus buyers just willing to pay the seller’s asking price, notes the Chicago-based resin clearinghouse. Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
The spot resin markets continued to transact at a rapid rate the first week of February. In fact, the pace accelerated to bring another week of high-volume dealings, the best of this young year, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update.
Resin prices remained firm, as consolidation at the lower end of the pricing spectrum rose a couple of cents while the top end of the polyethylene (PE) market held steady and polypropylene (PP) inched another cent higher. There was a steady flow of off-grade material, but relatively few Prime railcar offers the week of Feb. 1, though traders provided good prime liquidity from their stocks and were pleased to sell off inventory to satisfy demand.
Benchmark Prime pricing did not move much at the PlasticsExchange trading desk, but sales prices were higher. Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
There is quite a difference between sellers chasing a buyer’s bid versus buyers just willing to pay the seller’s asking price, notes the Chicago-based resin clearinghouse.
Technically, an $.08/lb increase on PE contracts is on the table
PE contracts held steady from December to January, so last month’s $0.04/lb increase rolled to February, and an additional $0.04/lb increase has been nominated by most producers. Technically, there is an average of $.08/lb on the table for February. One month ago, January PP contracts were looking at a nickel decrease based on softer spot Polymer Grade Propylene (PGP) costs, but the PGP market regained its losses during January to manage steady. Even though many processors were holding out for a $0.03/lb contract decrease coming as a reduction in producer margins, the tightening PP supply/demand fundamentals emboldened producers to hold their position trying to settle flat. There could be some varied January PP results based on contract metric/index. Resin-markets – Polypropylene-blister
Overall PE supplies have been fairly ample and official data indicate an actual oversupply.
-The blister also turns on the single-material
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