As attendees arrived at the 16~(th) annual Canadian Plastics Resin Outlook conference, you could almost feel the uncertainty. In 2009 and 2010, conference attendees knew they were in the midst of an almost unprecedented financial meltdown. This time around, no one knows what to expect - either in resin prices or the plastics manufacturing sector in general. And what the heck is going on with the U.S. economy?Our speakers tried to make some sense of it all. The consensus? Resin demand in general is ticking upwards and capacity is being introduced to handle it. But from polycarbonate to polypropylene to PVC, factors specific to each material, and the various markets they're used in, will make for unique and specific pricing trajectories.
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