Commodity Thermoplastics
LDPE
Injection GP
Annual volumes of about 2 million to 5 million pounds.
All prices are estimated U.S. market prices, in cents per pound, for prime
resin, unfilled, natural color, FOB supplier, unless otherwise indicated.
"Change Date" represents issue dates when Plastics News published a
change in our weekly price chart, as well as the week when the file was
updated most recently. Our published prices indicate when we became aware
of and confirmed with North American buyers and suppliers that prices
actually changed in the market.
| Change Date |
Low |
High |
Avg |
| 06-Mar-89 |
50.0 |
51.0 |
50.5 |
| 27-Mar-89 |
51.0 |
52.0 |
51.5 |
| 22-May-89 |
50.0 |
51.0 |
50.5 |
| 05-Jun-89 |
48.0 |
50.0 |
49.0 |
| 24-Jul-89 |
48.0 |
49.0 |
48.5 |
| 31-Jul-89 |
47.0 |
49.0 |
48.0 |
| 07-Aug-89 |
46.0 |
48.0 |
47.0 |
| 14-Aug-89 |
43.0 |
45.0 |
44.0 |
| 09-Oct-89 |
42.0 |
44.0 |
43.0 |
| 18-Dec-89 |
45.0 |
46.0 |
45.5 |
| 23-Apr-90 |
47.0 |
48.0 |
47.5 |
| 25-Jun-90 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
42.0 |
| 01-Oct-90 |
44.0 |
47.0 |
45.5 |
| 26-Nov-90 |
44.0 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
| 24-Dec-90 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
51.0 |
| 18-Feb-91 |
45.0 |
46.0 |
45.5 |
| 01-Apr-91 |
42.0 |
44.0 |
43.0 |
| 20-Apr-91 |
39.0 |
41.0 |
40.0 |
| 17-Jun-91 |
38.0 |
40.0 |
39.0 |
| 12-Aug-91 |
28.0 |
30.0 |
29.0 |
| 23-Sep-91 |
32.0 |
34.0 |
33.0 |
| 25-May-92 |
36.0 |
38.0 |
37.0 |
| 24-Aug-92 |
40.0 |
42.0 |
41.0 |
| 29-Mar-93 |
38.0 |
40.0 |
39.0 |
| 24-Jan-94 |
36.0 |
38.0 |
37.0 |
| 25-Apr-94 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
42.0 |
| 15-Aug-94 |
45.0 |
48.0 |
46.5 |
| 19-Sep-94 |
50.0 |
53.0 |
51.5 |
| 17-Oct-94 |
48.0 |
53.0 |
50.5 |
| 12-Dec-94 |
52.0 |
58.0 |
55.0 |
| 03-Jul-95 |
51.0 |
56.0 |
53.5 |
| 17-Jul-95 |
49.0 |
54.0 |
51.5 |
| 28-Aug-95 |
46.0 |
51.0 |
48.5 |
| 15-Sep-95 |
42.0 |
45.0 |
43.5 |
| 18-Sep-95 |
46.0 |
51.0 |
48.5 |
| 22-Sep-95 |
42.0 |
45.0 |
43.5 |
| 18-Dec-95 |
41.0 |
44.0 |
42.5 |
| 29-Jan-96 |
40.0 |
43.0 |
41.5 |
| 15-Apr-96 |
45.0 |
48.0 |
46.5 |
| 03-Jun-96 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
51.0 |
| 12-Aug-96 |
55.0 |
57.0 |
56.0 |
| 09-Dec-96 |
53.0 |
55.0 |
54.0 |
| 14-Apr-97 |
56.0 |
58.0 |
57.0 |
| 11-Aug-97 |
54.0 |
56.0 |
55.0 |
| 27-Oct-97 |
52.0 |
54.0 |
53.0 |
| 15-Dec-97 |
51.0 |
53.0 |
52.0 |
| 09-Feb-98 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
51.0 |
| 16-Mar-98 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
| 13-Apr-98 |
48.0 |
50.0 |
49.0 |
| 11-May-98 |
47.0 |
49.0 |
48.0 |
| 08-Jun-98 |
46.0 |
48.0 |
47.0 |
| 13-Jul-98 |
45.0 |
47.0 |
46.0 |
| 17-Aug-98 |
44.0 |
46.0 |
45.0 |
| 21-Sep-98 |
43.0 |
45.0 |
44.0 |
| 19-Oct-98 |
42.0 |
44.0 |
43.0 |
| 30-Nov-98 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
42.0 |
| 21-Dec-98 |
40.0 |
42.0 |
41.0 |
| 01-Feb-99 |
39.0 |
41.0 |
40.0 |
| 01-Mar-99 |
40.0 |
42.0 |
41.0 |
| 12-Apr-99 |
43.0 |
45.0 |
44.0 |
| 07-Jun-99 |
46.0 |
48.0 |
47.0 |
| 23-Aug-99 |
51.0 |
53.0 |
52.0 |
| 10-Jan-00 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
| 14-Feb-00 |
48.0 |
50.0 |
49.0 |
| 20-Mar-00 |
52.0 |
54.0 |
53.0 |
| 17-Apr-00 |
55.0 |
57.0 |
56.0 |
| 04-Sep-00 |
54.0 |
56.0 |
55.0 |
| 16-Oct-00 |
53.0 |
55.0 |
54.0 |
| 20-Nov-00 |
52.0 |
54.0 |
53.0 |
| 18-Dec-00 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
51.0 |
| 29-Jan-01 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
| 12-Feb-01 |
54.0 |
56.0 |
55.0 |
| 19-Mar-01 |
58.0 |
60.0 |
59.0 |
| 11-Jun-01 |
54.0 |
56.0 |
55.0 |
| 02-Jul-01 |
51.0 |
53.0 |
52.0 |
| 13-Aug-01 |
48.0 |
50.0 |
49.0 |
| 12-Nov-01 |
46.0 |
48.0 |
47.0 |
| 17-Dec-01 |
44.0 |
46.0 |
45.0 |
| 14-Jan-02 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
42.0 |
| 11-Mar-02 |
44.0 |
46.0 |
45.0 |
| 15-Apr-02 |
46.0 |
48.0 |
47.0 |
| 17-Jun-02 |
51.0 |
53.0 |
52.0 |
| 12-Aug-02 |
53.0 |
55.0 |
54.0 |
| 04-Nov-02 |
52.0 |
54.0 |
53.0 |
| 23-Dec-02 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
| 20-Jan-03 |
54.0 |
56.0 |
55.0 |
| 10-Mar-03 |
66.0 |
68.0 |
67.0 |
| 07-Apr-03 |
60.0 |
62.0 |
61.0 |
| 16-Jun-03 |
58.0 |
60.0 |
59.0 |
| 04-Aug-03 |
56.0 |
58.0 |
57.0 |
| 29-Sep-03 |
61.0 |
63.0 |
62.0 |
| 26-Jan-04 |
64.0 |
66.0 |
65.0 |
| 17-May-04 |
66.0 |
68.0 |
67.0 |
| 16-Aug-04 |
70.0 |
72.0 |
71.0 |
| 27-Sep-04 |
75.0 |
77.0 |
76.0 |
| 15-Nov-04 |
81.0 |
83.0 |
82.0 |
| 02-May-05 |
79.0 |
81.0 |
80.0 |
| 06-Jun-05 |
75.0 |
77.0 |
76.0 |
| 11-Jul-05 |
71.0 |
73.0 |
72.0 |
| 08-Aug-05 |
77.0 |
79.0 |
78.0 |
| 12-Sep-05 |
83.0 |
85.0 |
84.0 |
| 19-Sep-05 |
90.0 |
92.0 |
91.0 |
| 10-Oct-05 |
95.0 |
97.0 |
96.0 |
| 07-Nov-05 |
103.0 |
105.0 |
104.0 |
| 16-Jan-06 |
99.0 |
101.0 |
100.0 |
| 06-Feb-06 |
95.0 |
97.0 |
96.0 |
| 27-Feb-06 |
91.0 |
93.0 |
92.0 |
| 10-Apr-06 |
87.0 |
89.0 |
88.0 |
| 15-May-06 |
83.0 |
85.0 |
84.0 |
| 22-May-06 |
89.0 |
91.0 |
90.0 |
| 21-Aug-06 |
94.0 |
96.0 |
95.0 |
| 16-Oct-06 |
89.0 |
91.0 |
90.0 |
| 13-Nov-06 |
85.0 |
87.0 |
86.0 |
| 18-Dec-06 |
79.0 |
81.0 |
80.0 |
| 22-Jan-07 |
76.0 |
78.0 |
77.0 |
| 19-Feb-07 |
79.0 |
81.0 |
80.0 |
| 09-Apr-07 |
82.0 |
84.0 |
83.0 |
| 21-May-07 |
86.0 |
88.0 |
87.0 |
| 04-Jun-07 |
86.0 |
88.0 |
87.0 |
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are provided. Plastics News does not intend to specify the price of
the materials listed. For price quotes on specific materials, contact the
supplier.
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