WRAP states raw waste plastic costs fall in autumn 2008
Falling raw material costs represent an opportunity for PIM technology. WRAP has recently launched a data portal which provides a summary of developments in the UK’s recovered plastics market. The data presented comes from respected, publicly available and regularly updated sources on the internet............ The current highlights and trends are:
- Virgin prices peaked in August, started to fall in September and fell sharply in October.
- The price obtained for recovered bottles of all types fell slightly in October. Early indicators for November show much steeper falls.

