NORTH AMERICA & GLOBAL PLASTIC RESINS

ENGINEERED & COMMODITY RESINS CURRENT MARKET PRICES:

Market Prices Effective Mid-April - May, 2025

( North America Market Commodity Resins Rail Car Price Reference )

(Packaging additional Cost approx. USD0.04-0.05 per pound.) &

( ABS, PC, NYLON 6, NYLON 66 GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS )

The Year of 2025:  Prime Resins Prices Stable

Resins Prices have hit the lowest the beginning of 2025.

Prices as per Rail Car Quantity:

PE Hit the all time low the First Quarter of 2025, April-May, 2025 Stay Flat, but it seems is heading for the Upward trend.

PP prices bottomed out in January, and prices moved up 5 cents per pound.

Polystyrene GPPS & HIPS prices remain strong due to the higher Benzene & Ethylene prices. Some suppliers prices increased. HIPS some suppliers have hit the 3 digits per pound in April. Due to the high Benzene Prices plus the Fast-Eastern Countries demand.  Should PS on the slow upward/downward trend higher? Producers are on a close watch. In Mid-April to May Price jumped 2 cents per pound as expected.

PVC Prices Down & Up started January though March 2025 stable. Mid-April to May Price moved up 2 cents per pound.

PET 2025  has hit the bottom due to the drop of 5 cents per pound the late 4th quarter of 2024. However, demands are still strong to March. April PET price bounced a slightly upward trend. PET demands remains high, Producers/Suppliers are watching the crude oil prices.

Due to the current Petrochemical Prices:

ABS Prices are Flat in January 2025, Ups & Downs the first quarter, Suppliers are monitoring the Benzene supply & Crude Oil Prices directions. However prices are on the upward trend slightly due to the cost of styrene monomer and butadiene feedslock.

PC Prices are mostly stay flat the first quarter of 2025.

Nylon 6 Price increased by USD0.05 per pound and into March and April due to the feedstock cost increases.

Nylon 66, Some Suppliers had a Prices increased by USD0.12 per pound in the end of January and March into April seeking another USD0.10 per pound.

Supply Chain Logistics:  Cost of Transportation Prices are high due to the higher energy cost. The higher energy cost expected to continue upward trend.

Global Logistics:  Ocean Carriers are strongly effected by the Current Global Tariffs situations. Import Tariffs takes a major role in Global TEU movements in the past two months.

Comments:  2025 First quarter Crude Oil Prices Hike affected the Resin cost and highly affected Transportation cost.

Recycled Plastics/Engineered Polymers:  Late 4th Quarter of 2024 and January of 2025 Resin prices has hit the bottom in most Resins.  Recycled Commodity plastics prices also follow in N.A. & Global market. Some to most of the N.A. Recyclers are on the wait and see situations on Exports. Many exporters are not rushing to sell/ship their recycled scraps, due to the Low resin prices in the late 4th quarter of 2024 into March-April 2025. Repro pellets, regrinds remain stable for the N.A. domestic users. Prices increased should follow the Virgin resins as usual for processors and traders.