Long Lead Times, Logistics and Tariffs Everywhere
April 2025 | Market Update From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Welcome to this month’s edition of the Monthly Market Update. In the plastics market Sabic...
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March 7, 2025
Tariffs, Reshoring and Shipping Fees
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Pricing in the Market CMA came out this past Friday and ‘stability’ continues to be the word. ABS seems to have stable...
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February 7, 2025
Engineering Resins Flat, A New Long-term Source for Antimony
From Chuck Hoop, Business Director, Star Plastics Materials ABS, nylon general purpose and polycarbonate prices continue to be flat with available supply and flat...
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January 8, 2025
Outlook for Market Sectors, Economy in 2025
Economics and Interest Rates The Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate another quarter of a percent which is the third this year and all have come in the last half of the...
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December 6, 2024
Engineering Polymers Flat, Plastic Recycling Economics
Like many polymers, ABS continues to look flat currently. Demand is soft with automotive, and supply is currently available, while pricing has been flat over the last few months....
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November 6, 2024
Plant Shutdowns and Supply Shifts
INEOS announced on October 30th that they will shut down their Addyston, Ohio facility, which makes ABS and SAN by Q2/25. Citing competitive pressures from imports and the...
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October 4, 2024
ILA Strike Begins, ADNOC Buys Covestro
The East Coast port of NY/NJ strike was started just last night by the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) October 1st. This union is the largest in America and...
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September 4, 2024
International Markets Shift, Complications in Shipping
In polymer pricing, Chemical Marketing Analytics reported that GP injection grade PC was flat for August while optical was up by 5 CPP. ABS GP and injection were reported to be...
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August 5, 2024
Resin Prices Stabilize, Container Freight up Sharply
August is Star’s birthday! Started in 1988 as a tolling business for what is now known as Sabic so congratulations to Doug Ritchie and all of the associates at Star who work...
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