The prices of post-consumer plastic granules, ground, densified, bales and sprues

The market for recycled plastic polymers   post-consumer includes a large number of product families and an extensive range of shapes, which can be used as raw materials in the recycling phases.

Each family of polymers is characterized by numerous subfamilies that identify particular applications and, therefore, also different prices.

For example, in the field of granulated HDPE , we can find the following subfamilies that characterize different recipes based on the application:

• HDPE from extrusion

• Film-grade HDPE

• Blown HDPE

• HDPE for moulding

These subfamilies have additional levels of byproducts, with different prices , based on the specific item to be made.

For example, an HDPE granule for extrusion will have different price levels if it is used for the production of the inside of the corrugated pipe, if used for the production of the external state of the same, if you want to produce a rigid irrigation pipe or a with a certain pressure for the transport of liquids.

Thus, even the other HDPE subfamilies will have different prices depending on the filtration, MFI, density, base or final color, Izod, module, etc.

Therefore, it will not be the generic polymer, as happens in virgin ones, that will have a reference price, but it will be the final applications that will determine the costs of the raw material.

If we then take into consideration the extensive range of post-consumer recycled polymers, other characteristics will also come into play, such as the composition of the recipe, the percentages of the various polymers contained, the necessary fillers and additives.

As regards post-consumer plastic grinds , the prices must consider the type of cut, the composition, the degree of iron removal, the prevailing colour, whether or not it is washed and any residues from the cut.

The bales of recycled plastic materials will have different prices based on the selection made, the more accurate in terms of mono plastics, the higher the price, furthermore their cleanliness and packaging must be taken into account.

Even in the field of densified products , prices can vary based on the shape and size, the degree of cleanliness expressed by the product, the best DSC offered and the base colour.

As can be seen from what has been said, it is not possible to express the price variables through a generic price list , as they are very numerous, therefore, to know a reference price on the market, at a certain moment of the year, it is necessary to make a specialist analysis on the channel of interest to the customer.

The Arezio Marco company is responsible for analyzing the prices of recycled plastic on the market of interest to the customer, identifying the useful recipe and verifying price trends from the major national and international players on the market.

The post-consumer plastic polymers mainly treated are: HDPE, LDPE, MDPE, PS, PVC, PP, PP/PE, ABS.

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