Increases pending for polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, engineering grades of ABS and ABS blends, polycarbonate, PET, polybutylene terephthalate, polyphenylene oxide and polyphenylene ether.
VOLUME THERMOPLASTICS
KEY: |I-Annual volumes greater than 20 million pounds.
² II-Annual volumes of about 2 million to 5 million pounds.
Resin/Grade ² I ² II
Resin/Grade ² ²I ² II
PET PACKAGING RESINS
APET ² 70-74 ² 76-80
Bottle resin ² 67-71 ² 73-79
CPET ² 89-92 ² Ã
Homopolymer: °Injection, general-purpose P 41-45 P 47-51 Extrusion: °Fiber P 41-43 P 44-48 °Film P 44-47 P 47-51 Col 2, Depth P23.08 I3.94 gory Resin/Grade ² ²I ² II °Profiles P 46-50 P 50-54 °Sheet P 45-48 P 48-52 Random copolymer: °Injection P 50-52 P 53-56 °Film P 49-52 P 52-57 °Blow molding P 51-53 P 54-60 Impact copolymer: °High-impactP 56-60 P 59-65 °TPO (in-reactor) P 77-81 P 82-88 POLYSTYRENE Crystal: °Injection, general-purpose P 50-54 P 55-64 °High-heat P 58-61 P 63-68 High-impact: °Extrusion P 56-58 P 59-66 °Injection P 56-58 P 59-68 High-heat, injectionP 59-63 P 66-70 Flame-retardant P 93-96 P 98-104 EPS, cups P 75-80 ² Ã °modified P 72-78 P 76-82 °unmodified P 72-77 P 75-82 PVC RESIN Suspension resin: °Injection, general-purpose ² 47-48 ² 49-52 °Pipe grade ² 44-47 ² 47-50 Dispersion resin: °Homopolymer, G-P ² 55-58 ² 59-62 Col 3, Depth P23.08 I3.95 Col 1, Depth P0.00 I0.00 KEY: |I-Annual volumes of about 200,000 pounds. KEY: ² II-Single, less-than-truckload purchases of 2,000-4,000 pounds. ² KEY: |I-Annual volumes greater than 1 million pounds. ² II-Annual volumes of 300,000-500,000 pounds. Resin/Grade ² I ² II LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS Resin/Grade ² I ² II POLYETHERKETONE Polyetherketone (PEK) ² Ã ² Ã Polyetheretherketone ² Ã ² 3300 ²(PEEK) Polyaryletherketone ² Ã ² 3650 ²(PEKEKK) POLYETHERIMIDE (PEI) Injection, general-purpose ² 512 ² 572 30% glass ² 418 ² 523 POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE (PPS) 35% glass, 30% filler 40% glass POLYSULFONE Injection, general-purpose ² 30% glass ² Col 2, Depth P14.04 I2.39 Volume category 35% glass, 30% filler 174-185 40% glass 310-325 POLYSULFONE Injection, general-purpose 392 30% glass 331 Col 2, Depth P14.04 I2.39 Volume category 35% glass, 30% filler 40% glass POLYSULFONE Injection, general-purpose ² 30% glass ² Col 2, Depth P14.04 I2.39 Volume category 35% glass, 30% filler 235-250 40% glass 393-424 POLYSULFONE Injection, general-purpose 455 30% glass 439 Col 2, Depth P14.04 I2.39 Volume category Resin/Grade ² I ² II