PE Prices and News
West African PP, PE markets remain strong in October
by Başak Ceylan
In Nigeria, West Africa’s largest polymer market, October was marked by a shortage of supplies, escalating costs in logistics, and a challenging macroeconomic environment that dampened the buying interest...
19-10-2021
European players evaluate impact of energy surcharge on polymer markets
by Manolya Tufan
In Europe, the unprecedented surge in energy costs has rattled regional polymer markets that have been facing other setbacks driven by the pandemic. Several producers announced their plans to implement an energy surcharge on their prices, addressing the sudden and abrupt hikes in natural gas and electricity prices leading to a significant erosion of margins...
18-10-2021
US PE offers back in the game in global markets
by Merve Madakbaşı
and Esra Ersöz
Export PE prices out of the US have started to reappear in major markets as October began, albeit not necessarily in bulky volumes or with aggressive prices. Although most upstream and PE units already resumed operations following the heavy hurricane season that tailed off in late Q2, players hardly heard PE offers in the spot market across the globe until recently...
13-10-2021
Egypt’s PP, PE markets rise to 5-month high in October
by Başak Ceylan
Egyptian polyolefin markets kicked off October on a firm note, with the Middle Eastern producers announcing price increases over last month. The recent increases in import prices lifted the overall price ranges to their highest in almost five months, according to ChemOrbis Price Index...
12-10-2021
Oct PE pricing under discussion amid rising costs, tepid demand in Europe
by Manolya Tufan
After closing September on a stable to softer note, PE markets across Europe witnessed a shift in sentiment as October started. Rising production costs, scarcity of imports, and global firming were blamed for suppliers’ firm stance...
11-10-2021
Polyethylene (PE) is a product group produced by the conversion of ethylene monomer through a process of polymerization. Polyethylene (PE) is the world's most common plastic in use today. It is divided into three groups: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE)
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is used in greenhouse covering materials, stretch and shrink films while Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) is mostly used in packaging and plastic bags. High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), on the other hand, is further divided into film, injection, blow molding and pipe grades and it is used in a variety of products and applications. HDPE film is used in the manufacture of bags and HDPE injection is used in the manufacture of fruit crates. HDPE blow molding is used in the manufacture of cleaning and cosmetic bottles while HDPE pipe is used in infrastructure applications.
When looked at the most important buyer and supplier countries in the Polyethylene (PE) market, the USA tops the list of net PE exporters as it accounts for over 20% of the world’s total PE exports. Although far behind the USA’s share, Singapore, Canada and Belgium follow in the list. China yet again ranks as the biggest importer, accounting for more than 30% of the world’s total PE imports as of 2020. China is followed by relatively smaller markets, such as Turkey, Italy and Vietnam.
ChemOrbis Polyethylene (PE ) 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 PE facilities.
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