Flexible Packaging
October 2022 Price Changes
Resin in all regions (North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Southeast Asia) were mostly lower once again in October. This is the continuation of a trend which began in late May. There has been no catalyst for price increases in the second half of 2022 to this point. And there are no Atlantic hurricanes forecasted for early November so the situation should continue.
North America
LDPE Resins Down in October
LLDPE Resins Down in October
OPP Films Quarterly prices reported in October are down by more than 4%
PET Films PET Films are modestly lower despite price increase announcements on Coated Films
PVC Shrink Films Down modestly in October
EVOH N/C
Nylon 6 Up modestly for Q4
Aluminum Foil Down modestly in October
Light Weight Coated Paper Up by about 4% in October
Latin America
L/LLDPE Resin LDPE down modestly but LLDPE down sharply
Europe
LDPE / LLDPE All resins are down .10 to .12 Euros / kg in October
Aluminum Foil Up modestly on Euro weakness
Coated Paper +55 Euros / MT in October
Asia
L/LLDPE Resin Mostly flat in October
Aluminum Foil Modestly higher in October after several months of softness
Price Tracker
Price Tracker provides subscribers with a six to seven year price history for all materials for North America, Europe and Asia. We continue to add materials all the time. We recently added a price set for Southeast Asia. This data is provided in spreadsheet format so you can build charts and presentations.
Price Tracker is an indispensable tool for managing supplier packaging price changes based on raw material input costs.