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Plastic exports edge upward

The volume of plastic scrap exported in March, at 382.97 million pounds, increased by 3.3 percent when compared to its February figure. However, when weighed against March 2009’s position, the volume of exports fell by 8.2 percent.
The weighted average price of recovered plastic exports for March, at 21.10 cents per pound, increased 3.5 percent from its February standing. And, when compared to March 2009, the price rose 22.6 percent.
Through March, at 1.10 billion pounds, the volume of recovered plastics exported improved 12.2 percent over its 2009 year-to-date (YTD) figure. And, at 20.67 cents per pound, the average price through March was also up 23.7 percent over its YTD standing.

Cited from Plastics Recycling News