The recently released Flexible Packaging Association Bi-Annual Polyolefin Report is now available to FPA members at www.flexpack.org.

This report is a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of the polyolefin industry and includes a follow up report based on the IHS Chemical presentations at the FPA Fall Executive Conference given by Senior Director Nick Vafiadis, Global Polyolefins & Plastics, IHS Chemical. 

This report covers key issues that are expected to drive the evolution of the industry in the near future. The focus is olefin feedstocks, PE and PP markets, pricing trends, and related energy and economic issues. It also includes Polyethylene resin (the largest volume resin consumed in the Flexible Packaging industry) and Polypropylene resin (PP film is the largest volume of film consumed in the industry). Recently updated economic and energy reports from IHS’s Economic (Global Insight) and Energy (CERA) groups are also included in the report.