PE Prices and News
China PE eases after brief uptick as Golden September flare burns out too soon by Elif Sevde Yalçın
China’s PE markets failed to sustain their early-September uptick, with prices slipping again by mid-month as demand proved too weak to support further gains. Unlike PP, PE had managed modest increases during the first half of the month, raising hopes for a stronger “Golden September.” But the seasonal boost quickly ran out of steam, leaving the market facing renewed softness instead of stability or further hikes... 24-09-2025
Italy’s HDPE film and b/m prices plunge to 5-year low in September by Manolya Tufan
European PE markets extended their downtrend in September, with prices for several grades sliding to multi-year lows under the pressure of weak demand and abundant supply. Prices have now been falling since early Q2, culminating in a sharp drop that pushed HDPE film and blow moulding prices in Italy and HDPE b/m prices in West Europe to their lowest levels since December 2020—an almost five-year low. Other PE grades also dropped to new cycle lows across Italy and West Europe... 23-09-2025
ChemOrbis Global Petrochemicals Conference ’25 highlights shifting trade winds and rising restructuring wave by ChemOrbis Editorial Team
The ChemOrbis Global Petrochemicals Conference ’25, held on September 18, 2025, at the Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, brought together senior executives, petrochemical producers, traders and converters as well as market experts to discuss how global polymer markets are evolving under the weight of new capacities, tariffs, shifting trade rules, and of course the rising need for restructuring... 22-09-2025
US undercuts rivals, pushing import PE prices to multi-year lows in major markets by Merve Madakbaşı
In recent months, competitive US PE offers have spread across major import markets as producers sought to destock amid weak global demand. Their sharply priced cargoes, particularly for LLDPE, often set the low ends of ranges or undercut Middle Eastern suppliers in Türkiye, Southeast Asia, Europe, and China, while Africa also saw cheaper US volumes... 17-09-2025
Vietnam’s import PP market hits multi-year lows, PE stays under US-origin pressure by Thi Huong Nguyen
Vietnam’s PP and PE markets remained on a weak footing over the week ending September 12, as sellers issued fresh discounts to stimulate sluggish demand. Despite limited supply in HDPE and LDPE film, the abundance of competitively priced imports, particularly from the US, continued to weigh on sentiment... 16-09-2025
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.
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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