Category Archives: pricing choices

Options Give You Options

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Learn and apply this powerful tool for controlling costs, increasing sales, and improving margins — and outperform and outlast your competitors. Really [This article is also posted on Plastics Today.] Options give you ‘options’ (choices) – lots of them. They open up … Continue reading →

Posted in competitors, crude oil, customers, hedging instruments, Options, OTC, pricing choices, Strategies, valuation

Pricing Choices by Resins Suppliers

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Profits, Sales, and Happy Processors [This article is also posted on Plastics Today.] “Your focus has been on processors. What about resins suppliers? Can we use hedging tools to offer pricing choices to our customers [processors]?” Anonymous Supplier Response: Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in crude oil, customers, Energy prices, ETFs, ethylene, Exxon, Futures, hedging instruments, natural gas, Options, pricing choices, profit margin, Strategies

20% Margin and Happy Customers

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

[This article is also posted on Plastics Today.] 20% Gross Margin for Processor, Price Certainty for Customer According to a recent study, ‘earnings before interest, taxes, and owners’ compensation for 150 plastics processors averaged little more than 8%. For the … Continue reading →

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