Current Pricing:

Current Resin Pricing

Commodity Thermoplastics

Prices are in U.S. cents per pound for prime resin, unfilled, natural color, FOB supplier, unless otherwise indicated.

Resin pricing data presented is compiled by Plastics News' team of experts. In no instance does Plastics News guarantee the accuracy of statistics provided. For current resin pricing quotes, please contact your supplier.

Learn how PN gathers its resin prices. For more information about pricing, contact senior reporter Frank Esposito.


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Volume Category

I - Annual volumes greater than 20 million pounds.

II - Annual volumes of about 2 million to 5 million pounds.

Prices as of May 27, 2013

Click on a resin below to view grades and pricing

HDPEclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Blow Molding Copolymer(HIC) 97—99 101—103
Blow Molding Homopolymer (Dairy) 97—98 99—102
Drums 99—101 102—105
Injection GP 93—94 96—98
Extrusion Film HMW 102—104 106—109
Extrusion Film MMW 102—103 107—109
Extrusion Pipe HMW 107—109 112—115
Extrusion Pipe MMW 110—113 114—116
Extrusion Sheet 95—97 99—101
Rotomolding Powder -- 108—111

LDPEclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Injection GP -- 108—110
Injection Lid Resin 106—108 110—112
Extrusion Coating paper 106—108 --
Extrusion Film liner 105—107 108—113
Extrusion Clarity film 103—105 106—109

LLDPEclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Butene-1 comonomer Injection GP -- 89—93
Butene-1 comonomer Extrusion liner film 92—95 96—98
HAO comonomer Injection GP -- 95—97
HAO comonomer Lid resin 100—103 106—109
HAO comonomer Extrusion liner film 98—100 102—105
HAO comonomer Rotomolding powder -- 118—123

PSclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Crystal Injection GP 112—114 116—120
Crystal High Heat 116—120 122—123
High Impact Extrusion 119—121 124—126
High Impact Injection 118—120 124—125
High Heat injection 122—127 128—130
Flame retardant 152—156 158—162
EPS cups 153—156 --
EPS unmodified 147—150 146—155

PVCclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Suspension Resin Injection GP 107—110 110—112
Suspension Resin Pipe grade 105—107 108—111
Dispersion Resin Homopolymer GP 94—98 100—104

PPclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Homopolymer Injection GP 102—104 105—108
Extrusion Fiber 101—103 104—106
Extrusion Film 102—105 107—108
Extrusion Profiles 105—108 110—114
Extrusion Sheet 104—107 108—110
Random Copolymer Injection 105—107 108—110
Random Copolymer Film 107—108 109—111
Random Copolymer Blow molding 107—108 110—113
Impact Copolymer High Impact 116—120 121—124
Impact Copolymer TPO 136—141 143—147

ABSclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
Injection Medium Impact 115—118 119—120
Injection High Impact 120—121 123—127
Injection Pipe fittings 105—106 109—113
Injection High heat 141—145 150—155
Injection Flame retardant 146—150 155—170
Extrusion Pipe GP 117—119 122—127
Extrusion Sheet GP 134—135 137—139
Blends PC/ABS -- 153—158
Blends Nylon/ABS -- 158—168

Acrylicclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
GP -- 125—130

PETclick to expand

Resin/Grade Volume category
I II
APET 107—109 110—112
Bottle resin 95—97 98—100
CPET 105—107 --

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