PE Prices and News
Europe PP, PE outlook for 2025: Battle of margins amid supply surpluses and trade flow shifts by Manolya Tufan and Esra Ersöz
Polyolefin markets began 2024 with a transportation crisis driven by Red Sea turmoil, fueling steep price gains in Q1. Prices then trended downward in subsequent quarters, with brief rebounds unable to match Q1 levels. Global overcapacity and weak demand were key factors, as producers tried to adjust output to protect margins, but with little success... 19-12-2024
Middle East PP, PE outlook for 2025: A double whammy of low demand and new capacity additions by Nada Samir and Esra Ersöz
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and East Med markets have all experienced much less volatility this year than they did last year, although PP and PE prices have been on a downward trajectory in the last quarter. Early expectations for January point to a potential shift in prices while geopolitics and capacity additions continue to cast a pall on the region for the rest of the year... 18-12-2024
China, SE Asia PE outlook for 2025: Oversupply dilemma deepens with new capacity surge by Merve Sezgün
As 2024 draws to a close, major PE markets across Asia continue to face significant challenges driven by weak demand, a sluggish global economy, and persistent oversupply. This year has been particularly harsh for petrochemical producers, who have endured shrinking margins despite scaling back run rates or extending plant shutdowns... 17-12-2024
Türkiye PP, PE outlook for 2025: Q1 set for a firm footing, eyes on derivatives for a whole year by Merve Madakbaşı
Polyolefin markets have struggled to see significant price increases this year, apart from the first quarter, which was buoyed by a surge in freight rates driven by Middle East tensions and active derivatives demand. From the second quarter onward, prices lacked strong momentum due to waning demand for end products that fell short of seasonal expectations amid economic challenges. The second half of 2024 started under the influence of declining freight rates. However, a recent recovery in shipping costs has not prevented the typical year-end slowdown in Türkiye... 13-12-2024
India PP, PE outlook for 2025: Players eye brighter Q1 despite current bearishness by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
Import prices of polyolefins have fallen in India ahead of the year-end amid lackluster demand for end-products and a perception of ample availability in the country. Suppliers, in the middle of paring down excess inventories to hold more cash before closing their books for the year, have offered discounted prices for large buyers but deals have been few and far between. Despite these bearish conditions, traders remain optimistic about a market recovery in early 2025... 11-12-2024
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 Türkiye, 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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