PE Prices and News
Polymer demand takes a heavy knock from deepening COVID crisis in India
by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
The surge in COVID-19 cases has resulted in a slump in domestic demand in India at the levels of both downstream polymer converters and end-user consumer markets...
05-05-2021
Stats: Turkey’s polymer imports rise to fresh records in Q1
by Başak Ceylan
According to ChemOrbis Import Statistics, total polymer imports of Turkey rose to fresh record highs in the first quarter of 2021 despite the ongoing fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and a continued fragile economic recovery. The total figure clocked in at 1,431,500 tons, beating the previous record set in the third quarter of 2020...
04-05-2021
HDPE set to reach a plateau in Europe, LDPE fares better
by Manolya Tufan
The uptrend in Europe’s PE markets stretching as far back as November 2020 is widely expected to lose steam moving into May. Whilst HDPE is deemed as the weakest PE grade amid an influx of import cargoes, players concurred that it is more probable for LDPE prices to post further increases...
03-05-2021
Stats: China’s total PP, PE imports in Q1 mark lowest volume in a year
by Pınar Polat
Data from ChemOrbis Import Statistics indicate that China’s cumulative PP and PE imports in the first quarter of 2021 posted respective year over year increases of 7% and 9.3% to reach more than 1.2 million tons and 4.2 million tons...
28-04-2021
Vietnamese PE buyers hold off purchases on fears of further price pullback
by Abdul Hadhi
Vietnam has been leading the PE price downtrend in Southeast Asia, but purchasing volumes have started to thin even as some sellers show a reluctance to make offers...
27-04-2021
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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