Rapporto settimanale di resina: Plastica prezzi sotto pressione; Ulteriore erosione anticipato

Spotresintradingimprovedlastweek, althoughthemarketisstillverynervous. Theflowofmaterialwasheavy

ancora una volta, andwhilecompletedvolumesrosesubstantially (fromdismallevels), offershavestillbeenaccumulating,

writesthePlasticsExchange(Chicago)initsMarketUpdate.Most,ifnotall,commoditygradepolyethylene(PE)

andpolypropylene (PP) resinsarereadilyavailable, andaverywiderangeofpricesarequoted. A Monte

energyandfeedstockpricesrecoveredsomewhat, butplasticsremainedunderpressure. Marketparticipants

anticipatefurthererosionahead, asoffersforshipmentstwoweeksoutarecheaperthanmaterialforimmediate

della spedizione. Incrementalexportsalesremainseasonallychallenged,compoundedbythestrongU.S.dollarand

negativeregionalmarketsentiment.

SpotPEtradingwassignificantlymoreactive, asasteadystreamofofferscontinuedtopeltthemarketand

pricesslidfurther. Mostgenericprimegradesdroppedanotherpennywithvariousone-offdealsdoneatsteepersconti.Resinhasbecomeplentiful; evenpreviouslyscarcegradeslikeLDPEfilmandLLDPEhaveemerged,

shrinkingtheirpremiums. Houstontradershavedroppedtheirbids, lookingtoliquidateunsoldlotsratherthan

takingonnewpositions e, asalways, seekingback-a-backtransactions, reportsthePlasticsExchange.

Amidfallingspotlevels, someprocessorsseemfrustratedbythelackofclaritywithNovemberPEcontractsand

haveminimizedvolumecommitments. SeveralproducershaveloweredNovemberPEby$ 0,03/lb, butothers

haveyettoannouncethemagnitudeoftheirdecrease. Whilethepricereliefiswelcomedbybuyers, il$ 0,03/lb

gocciaisnotnecessarilydeemedalargeenoughbreak, andsomeareeying$ 0,05/lbtocompletelywipeawaythe

Septemberincrease.PerhapsitwilltakethroughDecembertoachievethenickelormaybeshaveevenmore.

PPtradingpickedupabitanddealswereflyingifthevolumeswerelarge.Genericprimelevelsgenerallyslid

anothercent, withlargerdiscountsneededtomoveoffgrade. Resellershavemaintainedtheirefforttoliquidate

uncommittedmaterial, acceptingreasonablebidsevenifitgeneratedaloss. NovemberPGPcontractssettled

earlierinthemonthdown$ 0,06/lb, thePlasticsExchangeexpectsanotherrangeofPPcontractpricemovement

basedonparticularindexmarkers, spotlevelsandmonomercomponents. SomePPbuyersappearedwillingto

payseveralcentsextraforlast-minutetruckloadshipmentsratherthanbuyingacheaperrailcar.Aspricescascatainferiore,theyfearbetterdealswillemergebeforethebulkresinevenarrives. Thatsaid,othershavefound

deeplydiscountedspotofferscompellingandworthyofmulti-carorders. Pricelevelsaregenerallyseenfromthe

Mid$ 0 .40tomid$ 0 .50rangebasedonqualityandquantity; someisolatedroughermaterialhasbeenpriced

startingwitha3; homopolymerhasbeennoticeablyweakerthancopolymer.