Material Insights: Summer slides for two resins

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Low demand caused prices for polypropylene and PET bottle resin to drop in June. Senior reporter Frank Esposito drops by Material Insights to highlight the factors at play in the pricing move. He notes that operating rates of PP resin production are at low levels and demand for imported PET is also falling.

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