PP Prices and News
Oversupply meets rupee strain to shape India’s December PP-PE outlook by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
Players expect an uneasy calm in India's PP and PE markets in December, as global oversupply collides with a weakening rupee to shape prices. They anticipate modest cuts for PP raffia and general stability for PE film grades, underscoring a cautious year‑end focused on inventory protection... 26-11-2025
Stats: Broad weakness hits China’s Oct polyolefin trade; PP exports sink to 9-month low by Thi Huong Nguyen
ChemOrbis Stats Wizard data shows that China’s PP and PE trade weakened across the board in October. Imports pulled back after September’s strong gains, while exports continued to lose momentum. The contractions in imports were more pronounced on a year-on-year basis, reflecting persistently soft downstream consumption. Despite extensive domestic capacity additions, imports still exceeded exports, reaffirming China’s reliance on overseas supply... 25-11-2025
European PP players foresee stability to slight drops in Dec by Laura Pisano
November PP deals have been closed mainly with limited reductions of €20-40/ton in the second half of the month due to subdued demand and more-than-comfortable availability. As the month draws to a close, players have shifted their attention to December, with expectations leaning towards a stable to slightly softer trend... 19-11-2025
Vietnam’s local PP stalls after brief uptick; PE drags lower under persistent oversupply by Thi Huong Nguyen
Vietnam’s local PP and PE markets remained subdued during the week ending November 14. PP prices steadied after a brief uptick from more than two-year lows, while PE extended its multi-month slide with no signs of reversal since early September. PP fared slightly better thanks to temporary supply tightening, but overall sentiment across both polymers stayed soft amid sluggish demand and persistent year-end caution... 18-11-2025
Turkish PP and PE players assess the possibility of the market bottom by Merve Madakbaşı
Polyolefin markets in Türkiye saw renewed price cuts in early November amid the year-end lull and easing upstream costs. As players tracked both global trends and local fundamentals, discussions emerged over whether prices might have already bottomed out at current multi-year lows. Sellers displayed cautious optimism after improved sales performance early in Q4, supported by trading during industrial events, while some converters were reportedly booking cargos for early 2026 arrival... 14-11-2025
Polypropylene (PP) is a product group produced by the conversion of propylene monomer through a process of polymerization. Polypropylene (PP) is the world's second largest polymer in terms of consumption. There are two main types of PP: Homo-PP and PP Copolymer.
Homo-PP (PPH) is further divided into various grades, such as raffia, injection, fiber, film, BOPP and non-woven. Homo-PP is used in various applications, such as sacks, gift wraps, carpet yarns, kitchenware, automotive parts, food packaging, sanitary pads, diapers and wet wipes. PP Copolymer, which is made more durable by the addition of ethylene monomer during the conversion process, is used in household appliances, automotive and electrical parts and pipe applications.
Looking at the most important net buyer and supplier countries in the polypropylene (PP) market, China stands at the top of the list of importing countries. As of 2020, China alone realizes 25% of the world’s total PP imports. China is followed by Türkiye, which imports 10% of the world’s total PP production, while Italy occupies the third place in rankings. South Korea, Malaysia and Germany comprise the top three main PP suppliers.
ChemOrbis Polypropylene (PP) prices and Plastics News section contain information on the market trends, as well as supply-demand factors and production costs that determine the pricing, statistics on imports and exports, along with maintenance shutdowns, restarts, and new capacities related to PP facilities.
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PPH raffia, PPH fiber, PPH injection, PPH film, PPH non-woven, PPH medical, BOPP, PP Copolymer injection, PP Copolymer extrusion, PP Copolymer pipe type 2, PP Random Copolymer injection, PP Random Copolymer extrusion, PP Random Copolymer pipe type 3.

