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Polymer ingests pricing feeds, scrap-rate telemetry, and supply-chain disruption signals — rendered into dashboards your team actually uses between shift changes.
SPOT PRICE INDEX · $/lb
90-DAY TRAILING · Q4 2025
Spread vs contract: −8¢/lb
Q4 Resin Volatility:
The spread is real.
Spot prices running 8–10¢/lb below contract. PP down 4¢ in October alone. PET spiking on new tariffs. If your procurement team isn't watching these spreads daily, you're leaving margin on the table — or worse, paying contract rates when spot is cheaper.
Plastic Materials Price Index 2025
−5.2% YoY
PP October Drop
PGP monomer at 31.5¢
PET Tariff Spike
Sep 8 reciprocal tariff
RESIN PRICE TREND · Q4 2025 · $/lb SPOT
PP · HDPE · PET · LDPE
Hidden downtime costs
you can't see without data.
A 10% scrap rate is the industry average. World-class processors run below 3%. The gap between those two numbers is the cost of not measuring — and it compounds every shift.
ESTIMATED MONTHLY WASTE COST
Based on 8.7% scrap rate at current HDPE/PP spot prices
Avg Industry Scrap Rate
weight-based calc
World-Class Target
your benchmark gap
OEE Benchmark Gap
vs 85% world-class
PRODUCTION LOSS WATERFALL · EXTRUSION LINE 3 · OCT 2025
Planned Capacity
Unplanned Stops
$31,200/mo
Speed Loss
$19,400/mo
Scrap & Rework
$47,200/mo
Net OEE Output
Benchmark: 85%
Data refreshes every 15 minutes from PLC telemetry feeds
Regulatory Radar:
Deadlines don't negotiate.
EPR legislation is moving faster than most compliance teams realize. EU PPWR enforcement begins August 2026. Oregon EPR is already live. PET tariffs are hitting recycled content strategies right now. Polymer tracks every deadline so you don't miss one.
European Union
Min PCR content required by resin type
PPWR Enforcement
incomingAug 12, 2026
Minimum recycled content mandates for all packaging
EPR Fee Obligations
plannedJan 1, 2028
Producers pay fees to offset packaging waste management
ℹ 18-month transition period ends Aug 2026
United States
State-by-state — no federal standard
Oregon EPR (Live)
activeJul 1, 2025
First US state EPR — CAA membership required
Maryland SB 901
activeJun 1, 2025
EPR for packaging enacted
California 100% Recyclable
planned2032
All single-use packaging recyclable or compostable
ℹ No standardized federal approach — monitor state-by-state
PET Tariff Alert
rPET pricing up 6–9¢/lb since tariff
Reciprocal Tariff on PET
activeSep 8, 2025
Applies to virgin AND recycled PET (rPET) — catches recycled material users off guard
ℹ Sustainability goals relying on rPET now face cost escalation
rPET PCR pricing conflict: sustainability vs. compliance
Tariffs on rPET make recycled content more expensive — directly conflicting with PPWR PCR minimums. Packaging converters relying on rPET to meet 2026 targets now face simultaneous cost and compliance pressure. Polymer flags these conflicts in real time.
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2025 Resin Price Outlook PDF
32-page market briefing covering PP, PE, PET, and PVC pricing through Q2 2026. Email only, no commitment.
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Production facilities
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"We caught a $34K monthly scrap spike in the first week. The OEE dashboard paid for itself on day eight."
— Marcus Holloway, VP Ops · Cascade Extrusion (Portland, OR)