Plastic export watch

Plastic export watch

The volume of plastic scrap exported in October, at 423.83 million pounds, was up 9.4 percent from its September figure. And, when matched against its October 2009 position, the volume of exports increased by a slight 7.7 percent.

The weighted price of recovered plastic exports for October, at 20.34 cents per pound, was up 1.9 percent from its September standing. But, when compared to its October 2009 standing, the price dipped a slight 2.1 percent.

Through October, at 3.69 billion pounds, the volume of recovered plastics exported was down a minute 0.3 percent from its 2009 year-to-date (YTD) figure. However, at 20.78 cents per pound, the average price through October was up 14.4 percent from its 2009 YTD standing.