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Quick Pak - What the Packaging Trade is Saying!: NEWSWIRE SNIPPETS Keep up to date on LLDPE, PVC pr... : NEWSWIRE SNIPPETS   Keep up to date on LLDPE, PVC pricing developments.  Follow  @ quickpakinc on Twitter RESIN MARKET WAKES "...

NEWSWIRE SNIPPETS   Keep up to date on LLDPE, PVC pricing developments.  Follow  @ quickpakinc on Twitter RESIN MARKET WAKES "resin markets awoke with a vengeance and our trading desk was extremely active." LLDPE MATERIAL PUSH "Sellers were more aggressive and material availability, both fresh railcars and in warehouses, improved significantly." PE PRICING "resin prices were steady to mostly lower; It all converged to make for a very high volume week transaction-wise." LNG RALLY "October Natural Gas futures rallied through Wednesday, trading as high as $4.04/mm Btu" PE COSTS RISE "Ethylene prices continued to rise: they jumped a couple cents to begin the week and moved steadily higher from there." ACTIVE DEMAND FOR PE "Polyethylene trading was active, prices mostly eased" RESIN EARLY RISER "Sellers were quick to raise prices early in the month, but seemed a little anxious by the lack of orders" TRADE BETTER

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