Spot resin trading was solid, transactional volumes increased even though the flow of offers diminished. Polyethylene prices were steady to higher while spot Polypropylene finally began to ease, but just a tad. PE contracts should roll steady for the second month in a row, producers en masse have issued a $.05/lb price increase effective for May, looking to start reversing the $.16/lb of decreases seen from Nov-Feb. Polypropylene contracts are decreasing in April, but it will be something less than the $.06/lb decline in PGP monomer costs. Despite the continued strength in the US dollar, export demand for North American resins remains strong due to a number of international cracker and reactor outages creating a need for more material. LLDPE PRICE MOVES "Polyethylene prices were steady to higher." LLDPE MAY INCREASE "PE contracts should roll steady for the second month in a row,resin producers en masse have issued a $.05/lb price increase effective