Increases pending for polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene. Increases noted for engineering grades of ABS and ABS blends, polycarbonate, PET, polybutylene terephthalate, polyphenylene oxide and polyphenylene ether.
Increase pending for unsaturated polyester.
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