- Asian Recycled HDPE: High recycling costs hamper trade- Prices fall $10-15/mt per week- Some trade flows from Asia towards EuropeThe price of Asian recycled high-density
polyethylene fell in the week ending April 19, as recycling costs weighed on
trade. According to
market sources, recycled feedstock prices were lower than prime polymer.
However, recyclers faced cost pressures due to lower yields of good quality
recyclate. Market sources stated that a
significant gap between the input to reprocessing plants and recycled content
in bottles highlighted a shortage of high-quality waste feedstock. A challenge has been the proportion of foodgrade
polyethylene recycled suitable for bottle manufacturing out of total recycled
production. In order to achieve a 77%
recycling rate, about 3,000,000 recycling capacities are required in Europe. In order to reach a 77% rate of recycling, Europe...