511 - Special Market Update - June 2021

Global Manufacturing

Costs for raw materiel inputs to all types of finished goods have risen significantly and repeatedly thru the first five months of 2021

Material Cost Index Rate of Change since Jan 1, 2021

Raw Material

Affected Product Lines

Aluminum

Foil sheets, lids, wraps

17 – 26% (up 38% from Sept. ‘20)

Nitrile Rubber

10%

Latex

7.5 - 9%

Disposable Gloves

Vinyl

18 – 28% (stabilizing after April peak)

DOPT Plasticizer

16%

Folded Board Boxes & Containers, Guest Checks, Register Roles, Wipers, Towels, Filters, Cups & Lids, Placemats

Pulp and Paper Board

15 – 29%

Polypropylene, HDPE, LDPE, Resin, Polystyrene, PVC

Cutlery, Cups & Lids, Take Out packaging, Stirrers, Straws

6 – 9%

Eco-friendly Takeout Packaging and Cutlery

Bagasse Fiber

28% (stable in May, down 3% first week of June)

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