LDPE resin was flat in North America but was down sharply in Europe on lower input costs.  LDPE was a bit stronger in Latin America and Asia.

LLDPE resins were mostly flat after sharp declines over the past few months.  LLDPE moved modestly higher in Latin America for June.

OPP films were flat to down in June on reduced input costs.

Aluminum Foil increased in all regions on increased rolling tolls for Q2 2025.

EVOH and Nylon 6 are assessed once per quarter in the first month of the calendar quarter. (July)

We believe raw material inputs will be only moderately inflationary over the 18 month period through the end of 2026.  But most materials will experience modest price inflation in 2026 if economic activity holds up.

Through June of 2025, our 2025 Forecast published in June 2024, has proven accurate to within 1.4%.  

Supply management of over-supplied materials will be a key driver of items such as PE resins, paper, boxboard and containerboard

We are projecting very modest economic growth of .7% for goods-producing sectors and 1.7% overall growth.

The Euro has strengthened sharply over the past three months and that has moderated prices in Europe.

Trade tensions in metals have become more prominent and will continue to do so next year.

A challenging Atlantic hurricane season has been predicted and this could roil resin markets

Price Tracker provides subscribers with a six to seven year price history for all materials for North America, Europe and Asia.  We continue to add materials all the time.  We recently added a price set for Southeast Asia as well as rPET Flake and Pellets for Europe and North America and EVOH and Nylon 6 in North America and Polylactic Acid for all regions.  This data is provided in spreadsheet format so you can build charts and presentations.

Price Tracker is an indispensable tool for managing supplier packaging price changes based on raw material input costs.