Charting LDPE Resin and Crude Oil Prices

Charting LDPE Resin and Crude Oil Prices

5/25/17 Although crude oil is a source of raw materials for making plastics, it is not the major source for plastics manufacturing in the United States. Modifications to natural gas account for more plastics production domestically. That said, a prevailing thought...
Polyethylene on the Rise

Polyethylene on the Rise

Polyethylene is again on the rise. All of our major suppliers have announced increases to raw materials that are needed to extrude polyethylene effective early March 2014. The reasons given are tight domestic production control, increased export demand and plant...