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July 2007

£ per tonne Price range

This month Last month Change (low) Change (high)

Paper News and Pams 60-75 52-75 +8 -

Mixed Papers 50-65 45-60 +5 +5

OCC 60-75 n/a - -

Glass Clear 25-30 25-34 - -4

Amber 23-27 23-27 - -

Green 16-20 15-22 +1 -2

Mixed 12.5-16 12.5-20 - -4

Plastics Clear PET 160-180 120-175 +40 +5

Coloured PET 70-110 50-90 +20 +20

Mixed HDPE 150-200 200-250 -50 -50

Mixed Polymers/Bottles 55-120 80-140 -25 -20

Notes to table

A report of contrasts: paper prices continue to increase, glass is static and in plastics, while
PET prices are rising, prices for mixed HDPE and bottles are falling. Please note that this
month’s MPR introduces OCC price quotes on a trial basis.

Paper prices

News and pams and mixed paper prices £ per tonne

continue to rise on the back of demand from
China. Delivered prices, as high as £83 per
tonne, have been reported for news and pams.

Looking forward, prices are expected to soften

in August, before picking up again in
September, as a new overseas buyer enters the

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market.

Paper graph July 2007

Glass prices

New transactions this month suggest a

£ per tonne
downward movement in the top prices paid for
clear, green and mixed glass. One subscriber
reported a delivered price as low as £7 for
mixed cullet otherwise the bottom price remains
firm.

PRN reprocessing statistics for Q2 indicate a

plentiful supply of glass. As a result, there may
be downward pressure on PRN prices with a
consequent impact on glass demand.

Glass graph July 2007

Plastics prices

There appears to be a clear upward trend in

£ per tonne
both clear and mixed PET prices. Although
spreads have tightened somewhat, reported
prices still range from as high as £200 to as
low as £40 per tonne.

High demand for natural HDPE remains, with

prices as high as £320 being reported. But the
heat appears to have gone out of the mixed
HDPE market and reported prices are dropping.

As expected, tighter regulations on exporting

mixed bottles to China via Hong Kong are
hampering demand. Indeed, prices paid in

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Hong Kong have fallen by as much as 20 – 30%.

Consequently, many exporters with shipments
still at sea are beginning to face bad debt
problems. Looking ahead, a new UK plant,
expected to open in September, will provide an
alternative destination for mixed bottles.

Plastic graph July 2007

Notes to table:

1. Quoted price ranges are typical prices for a full HGV load. Paper and plastics are for collected (Ex-works)
material, whereas those for glass, steel, mixed and aluminium cans are for material delivered to a
re-processor or port (FAS).
2. Paper and glass prices typically apply to all loads collected/delivered over a fixed period (e.g. one month),
whereas plastics, steel, mixed and aluminium cans prices are typically agreed on a load by load basis.
3. Some prices submitted by subscribers may not be included if they have been negotiated under unusual
circumstances or if special conditions apply.
4. Full details of methods used can be found at wrap.org.uk/mpr

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