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Quick Pak - What the Packaging Trade is Saying!: Static Dissipative Stretch Wrap : Static Dissipative Stretch Wrap Packaging Innovation Quick Pak Inc has introduced dissipative pallet wrap. Di...

Static Dissipative Stretch Wrap Packaging Innovation Quick Pak Inc has introduced dissipative pallet wrap. Dissipative Films Used to pallet wrap products sensitive to static electricity Including electronic equipment, flammable products, chemicals and paints. Clings to itself without tapes or strap with superior puncture resistance. All of the performance properties of high end stretch film - without the static. Also used to wrap shipments destined for grain facilities and munitions plants. Available in hand rolls and machine grade films. Dissipative Stretch Wrap for use in applications sensitive to static electricity. Static dissipative stretch wrapped pallets are tight, secure and static free in one extra strong unitized load. No static, no spark, no bang!

Quick Pak - What the Packaging Trade is Saying!: LLDPE Resin Today: Rise Resumes : LLDPE Resin Today: Rise Resumes Packaging News   RAPID RESIN RUN "resin trading continued to run a...

LLDPE Resin Today: Rise Resumes Packaging News   RAPID RESIN RUN "resin trading continued to run at a very rapid rate and completed transaction volumes were high," LLDPE ADVANCES "Polyethylene and Polypropylene prices advanced further; most grades have recorded gains in each of the past 5 weeks." SEPTEMBER INVREASE ON CARDS "PE contracts will be flat in August as producers en masse have only recently issued fresh (mostly) $.03/lb increase nominations, but not until September." PE RALLY "Polyethylene trading was strong and prices rose further; most commodity grades have now rallied $.06/lb during the past 5-6 weeks." PE INCREASE SEEKERS "All Polyethylene producers have now issued price increases for September, mostly seeking $.03/lb, some a penny more" RESIN TRADE BANGS "resin trading has not let up, August began with a bang and prices continued higher, unabated." PE QU...

Quick Pak - What the Packaging Trade is Saying!: Stretch Film and Resin Pricing. : Is the polyethylene dragon rising from its slumber? After months of inactivity, North American PE makers have announced attempts to ra...

Is the polyethylene dragon rising from its slumber? After months of inactivity, North American PE makers have announced attempts to raise prices by 3 cents per pound effective Sept. 1. Their actions are being spurred by tightness in supplies of ethylene feedstock caused by unplanned outages at several plants, including those operated by Dow Chemical Co., LyondellBasell Industries and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. North American prices for PE - the world's largest commodity resin - hadn't changed since a 4 cent hike took hold in February. The market has been in a historic period of low volatility, with only five price movements - all increases - taking hold since January 2013. By comparison, the North American PE market averaged seven price changes per year in the decade from 2003-2012, according to the Plastics News resin pricing chart. Midland, Mich.-based Dow had announced a 4-cent hike for Sept. 1, but all other producers announced 3-cent moves, leading market watc...

Quick Pak - What the Packaging Trade is Saying!: LLDPE, PVC pricing developments. : NEWSWIRE SNIPPETS Keep up to date on LLDPE, PVC pricing developments. LLDPE Resin maker announces increase (Read letter) ...

NEWSWIRE SNIPPETS Keep up to date on LLDPE, PVC pricing developments. LLDPE Resin maker announces increase (Read letter) FOIL - Increase announcements (HFA) (Pactiv) (Western Plastics) (D&W) (Reynolds) PE GAINS Spot resin trading remained robust, capping off a very busy July. Prices for both Polyethylene and Polypropylene continued to march higher, building on an already strong month of gains. TRADING IS ACTIVE Ethylene trading resumed its active pace. PE BANGS The Polyethylene market ended the month with a bang; transacted volumes were again above average LLDPE RESIN UP All commodity grade PE prices were up $.04/lb during July and August began on Friday by rising another penny. PE SEEMS FROTHY Polyethylene prices are starting to seem a bit frothy up here, especially since producers did not issue supporting price increases for August. Some nominations for September started to filter through this week, averaging around $.03/lb, but not all producers...