PE Prices and News
SE Asia’s import PE film markets see first price hikes since October by Elif Sevde Yalçın
Southeast Asia’s import PE film markets witnessed their first price increases since October this week. Producers attempted to raise prices amid reduced availability, both regionally and from the Middle East, alongside higher crude oil costs. This came despite persistent demand weakness from downstream buyers... 20-01-2025
PP, PE players in China, SE Asia discuss post-CNY outlook by Elif Sevde Yalçın and Merve Sezgün
With overall market activity slowing ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, polyolefin players in China and Southeast Asia, where demand has remained persistently weak, have begun sharing their expectations for the post-holiday market outlook. This year, the holiday falls in the final week of January, with markets traditionally resuming activity well after their official conclusion... 15-01-2025
China’s PE markets on soft note amid weaker demand, falling futures by Thi Huong Nguyen
While China’s PP markets edged up thanks to a slight improvement in market fundamentals, PE prices remained under pressure amid sluggish demand and declining futures during the week ending on January 10. PE sellers managed to hold on to their import offers but offered some discounts to local buyers, leading to further weakness in the domestic market... 13-01-2025
Global PP and PE sellers approach Türkiye with hikes for January by Merve Madakbaşı
Türkiye’s polyolefin markets opened 2025 on firm footing, as projected, with global sellers seeking price hikes on the heels of limited import volumes and margin concerns. Having depleted their stocks, PP suppliers had already pioneered an upward trend in late December, while PE followed suit as 2025 began. Limited quotas from Saudi Arabian and Russian producers propelled PP even higher as of January, while LDPE emerged as the strongest PE product, supported by robust demand and Petkim’s higher domestic prices... 10-01-2025
European PP and PE markets start 2025 on a stable to slightly firmer note by Manolya Tufan
Regional PP and PE markets have been calm as the post-holiday environment settles in, with buyers returning to their desks from January 7th. Initial offers have emerged mostly with rollovers in line with the monomer contracts, while some price hikes have also been observed. Previous low ends may fade in the coming weeks, contingent on the balance of supply and demand... 09-01-2025
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.
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