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Subject:
CDI - Resin Suppliers LLDPE
- resin suppliers are holding firm
that pricing is flat. They do not
agree with CDI and negotiations
will be drawn out for at least another
week.
U.S. Stretch Film Producers
May 2013
CHEM DATA
PROJECTS
CDI RESIN REPORT MAY 2013
PVC down 2 cents per pound.
PE down 2 cents per pound
Trade Reports May 2013
LLDPE: Markets
were busy again and prices rose.
Demand continued to improve.
Polyethylene producers are trying
to implement their $.04/lb increase
that was rolled over in April; however,
processors again think otherwise.
Trade Reports May 2013
LLDPE Resin:
Producers are taking another shot
at their $.04/lb increase
that didn't take hold in April,
while processors are instead looking
for some relief from the $.09/lb
hike endured in the 1st quarter.
Trade Reports May 2013
PE trading
demand was solid and prices
moved higher. Overall availability
is still ample. May contracts for
PE are still up in the air, but
should see only minor movement.
Trade Reports May 2013
Polyethylene
Resin producers are taking
another shot at their $.04/lb increase
that didn’t take hold in April,
While stretch film makers are instead
looking for relief from the $.09/lb
hike already endured this year.
Watch this space.
Trade Sources May 2013
May Polyethylene
Pricing Prospects Despite
a $.04/lb price Increase nomination,
market participants are talking
about a $.02-.04/lb Decrease for
May Polyethylene contracts.
Trade Reports May 2013
Where these
metals go aluminim follows
Copper rose 6.6 percent to
$3.3085 a pound in New York, headed
for the biggest increase since October
2011. The U.S. is the biggest buyer
of the metal after China. Zinc increased
3.6 percent to $1,885 a ton, while
nickel advanced 3.7 percent to $15,225
a ton. West Texas Intermediate crude
oil rose 2 percent to $95.89 a barrel
after jumping 3.3 percent yesterday.
Natural gas added 0.6 percent after
the futures tumbled 7 percent yesterday,
their biggest drop in nine months.
Trade Reports May 2013
Keeping
Temperature-Sensitive Pharmaceuticals
Safe and Secure Don't
compromise on temperature-sensitive
healthcare packaging
Healthcare manufacturers need to
protect their products and provide
evidence their products were compliant
within a certain temperature range
throughout the transportation journey.
Temperature-sensitive shipping specialists
advise using dedicated healthcare
services and technology that help
protect the quality and integrity
of temperature-sensitive products
at every stage of the supply chain.
Airflow vented pallet wraps improve
temperature control inside wrapped
pallets -
more
Trade Journal
CASE STUDY #101
Field tested XP Prestretched
film
A comparison of film
used at a sales meeting
just completed . Wanted
to show the Prestretched
opportunity to a large
user now using the latest/greatest
handfilm (non-prestretched)
out there, Premium 47
gauge.
The pallet wrapped was
40x40x76
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Film |
# of Rev's |
Wt on Pallet |
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47g(15") |
13 |
10.4oz |
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WXP 55 w/ Handle |
8.5 |
7.75oz |
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WXP 31 (on an
Evolution machine) |
9 |
6.75 |
Switching into the XP
Pre-Stretched film from
the 47g saved 2 1/2
oz of film, 20%, also
saved walking around
5 times.
Moving from the 47g
handwrap, to the Evo
and XP film saved 3.5oz
of film. 25%.
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