Nylon 66 – PA66 Prices are stable at the beginning of the 3rd QTR of 2017

Nylon 66 – PA66 Prices are stable at the beginning of the 3rd QTR of 2017

Chemco Services, Inc. – Nylon 66 Specialists

Nylon 66 / PA66 Off Grade Pellets, Baled Fibers, and PI Regrind/Shred Sales
Contact Jim Gubera at:  jgubera@chemcoservices.com    Tel # 281-556-6481
Plastic Sales / Plastic Scrap Recycling

The price of prime PA66 in the USA market is stable at the beginning of the 3rd QTR of 2017, and should remain that way for the next 2-3 months. The push to increase PA66 prices that started back in August 2016 seems to have ended.  Now the PA66 market is adjusting to the higher nylon prices that were passed onto the market over the past 6 months.  I think that the price of PA66 prime pellets for non-contractual buyers is around $1.20//lb. or higher for truck quantities in the domestic market.  The domestic PA66 producers are in a “Sold Out” position, and feel there is currently a good balance between supply and demand in the prime market.  For this reason don’t expect to see PA66 prices come down anytime soon in the USA market, and hope that the price of nylon continues to remain stable through the end of 2017.

Due to the current conditions in the PA66 prime market the supply of off grade pellets for sale in the secondary market is very tight at this time. The USA producers are releasing very little of the best quality B-Grade pellets for sale into the market, so off grade nylon prices are up, and the supply of B-Grade pellets is tight.  I think that before long the price of off grade PA66 will equal the price of the prime material, due to the limited volume of PA66 off grade resin that is available for sale in the secondary market.  The real challenge that I see is that the price of PA66 scrap is falling, while the price of the good quality PA66 off grade pellets is stable or going up.

Lately the price of some types of PA66 scrap has been falling due to the new laws and increased importation duties in China.  China has made several changes recently that have slowed the movement of plastic scrap into the country.  The new National Sword 2017 program was implemented in order to eliminate the importation of low end and dirty plastic scrap into China.  In addition, the import duties on a container of plastic material have almost doubled in China, so this added expense will help keep out some of the lower cost dirty materials.  Both of the issues stated above have slowed the sale and movement of PA66 scrap into the HK / China markets.

Nylon 66 Blend
Natural

Nylon 66, PA66, Glass Filled Nylon

PA66 Glass Filled Shred
Compounding Feed Stock

Chemco Services has the following PA66 off grade pellets, baled fibers, and post industrial regrind/shred available for sale in July 2017.

PA66 Fibers
1014SD / 1014ML – RVF 60-80
PA66 Semi dull fibers / PA66 Mixed luster fibers
Quantity:   2 FCL of each product in July

1009BRT Fibers
PA66 High Tenacity Fiber with Heat Stabilizer
RVF:  60-80
Quantity:  3 FCL July

PA66 Off Grade Pellets
1007NCB – PA66 Off Grade / Wide Specification Pellets
Natural Pellets – RVF:  45-55
Quantity:  2-3 FCL July

1007HSB – PA66 Off Grade / Wide Specification Pellets
Natural with Heat Stabilizer (HS) – RVF:  45-55
Quantity:  2-3 FCL July

1007NC Blend
PA66 Off Grade Pellets – No Heat Stabilizer
There will be some low melt pellets present in the blend.
Can have off color pellets and/or black specs present in the blend.
Approximately 4-7% Caprolactam
Target:   245-247 ⁰C Melt Range
Packaged in Supersacks / Big Bags
Quantity:  6 FCL July

1007HS Blend
PA66 Off Grade Pellets – with Heat Stabilizer (HS)
There will be some low melt pellets present in the blend.
Can have off color pellets and/or black specs present in the blend.
Approximately 4-7% Caprolactam
Target:   245-247 ⁰C Melt Range
Packaged in Supersacks / Big Bags

PA66 Regrind / Shred
CSI Grade # 1015RG – PA66 Regrind/Crushed
Generated from fiber extrusion purge patties
There is HS present in the polymer
There are fiber strands present in the regrind
RVF  60-80
Quantity:   4-6 FCL July

CSI Grade # 1014SD – Regrind/Crushed
PA66 Semi Dull Regrind
This regrind is generated from fiber extrusion purge / chunks
There will be fiber strands present in the regrind
Up to 0.3% TiO2 (white)
RVF:  60-80          RVS:2.91-3.31
Quantity:  5 FCL July
EXPORT Only out of North America

CSI Grade # 1008S – PA66 Shred
PA66 Shred – NAT w/burns
RV  60-80
PA66 Bright w/burns and trace amounts of Heat Stabilizer (HS)
Generated from reactor lump/chunk and purge patties
There is degraded polymer present in the boxes
Packaging:  Large Boxes / Octabins and Supersacks
Quantity:  6-8 FCL July

Contact Jim Gubera for a price quotation.
Email:   jgubera@chemcoservices.com

All of the PA66 that CSI sells is marketed, sold, and billed as off grade / wide specification resin.
Please contact Jim Gubera for pricing and availability.

Chemco Services Inc.
Nylon 66 Specialists
Plastic Sales / Plastic Scrap Recycling

Contact Jim Gubera:  jgubera@chemcoservices.com
Tel #:  281-556-6481

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