Argus Recycled Polymers Outlook

The service covers recycled polymer markets across Europe, North America and Asia: 

• Northwest Europe - rPET, rHDPE, rLDPE/LLDPE and rPP, including bottle and rigid bales, flakes, pellets and food-grade recycled materials.  
• North America - rPET and rHDPE, including bottle bales, flakes, food-grade pellets and recycled HDPE natural and coloured grades.  
• Northeast Asia - rPET flakes and food-grade pellets.  
• Southeast Asia - rPET, rHDPE and rLDPE/LLDPE, including bottle bales, flakes, pellets and flexible PE bale assessments. 

The service also includes virgin-recycled spread analysis and regional market commentary supporting forecast development across these markets. 

Argus Recycled Polymers Outlook is a global monthly service delivering rolling 24-month price forecasts for rPET and rPolyolefins. It combines forecast price tables, trend charts, regional market commentary, legislation factsheets and virgin-recycled spread analysis in a single commercially focused service. 

The service covers the following grades: 

• rPET — bottle bales, flakes and food-grade pellets across all three regions. 
• rHDPE — rigid bales and natural, white and dark pellets in Europe and North America; natural pellets in Southeast Asia. 
• rLL/LDPE — 98/2 flexible PE bales and film pellets in Europe and Southeast Asia. 
• rPP — rigid bales and light and dark pellets in Europe. 

Each forecast covers a 24-month rolling forward period accompanied by a 12-month historical dataset. Forecasts are presented as price tables and trend charts with concise commentary on key drivers including virgin price movements, seasonal patterns, legislation and regional supply and demand dynamics. 

Yes. Monthly legislation factsheets summarise in-place and upcoming regulations by region — covering Europe, North America and Asia — with clear interpretations of their expected impact on recycled polymer supply, demand and pricing. 

The service includes a three-year pyrolysis output capacity forecast assessed for technical and economic viability. Announced capacity is compared against Argus' view of viable projects by region and year, presented in clear charts to support long-term planning. 

The Outlook tracks spreads between virgin and recycled prices across key resin types. This analysis shows how virgin polymer price movements affect recycled resin margins and the viability of cost-saving applications across regions. 

Subscribers receive a monthly PowerPoint PDF report delivered by email, with accompanying Excel data files. The service is also accessible via the Argus Direct® platform, which provides dynamic dashboards, downloadable data, publications and analytical tools, bringing recycled polymers data, news and insight together in a single environment.