Polymers Market : Plastics News and Resin Prices
What does China’s self-sufficiency mean for global PP markets? by Merve Sezgün
ChemOrbis Stats Wizard shows that China’s PP imports hit a 14-year low in the first half of the year while PP exports were near a record high. Even though China still imports more PP than it exports, statistics clearly suggest that China is on the brink of self-sufficiency and winds of change have already begun to blow in global PP markets... 05-08-2022
Asian PVC back to pre-pandemic price league; players question the bottom by Pınar Polat
PVC prices in China, India, and Southeast Asia were on a steady downtrend from the second half of April to late July, and spot import prices fell to their lowest levels in around two years, based on ChemOrbis data. Regional PVC markets are now back to their pre-pandemic price league with three-digits... 04-08-2022
Stats: Turkey’s H1 2022 polymer imports surpass 3 million tons by Merve Madakbaşı
Turkey’s polymer market size continued to widen despite uncertainties related to the global macro-economic environment. Total imports in the first half of 2022 set a new record high while easing freight rates, amid a global slowdown in trading, partially contributed to the increasing volume of imports... 03-08-2022
Global oil and petchem companies announce Q2 results by Başak Ceylan
Global oil and petrochemical companies started announcing their quarterly financial statements. However, second-quarter earnings varied greatly by company, with several producers claiming record-high profits while others suffering substantial losses due to various headwinds, including elevated inflation and higher production costs... 02-08-2022
STATS: China’s H1 polymer imports lowest since 2017, exports at a record-high by Manolya Tufan and Esra Ersöz
According to ChemOrbis Stats Wizard, China’s cumulative polymer imports in the first half of 2022 posted a yearly decrease of 14% to be reported at about 9.6 million tons, the lowest H1 volume since 2017. Exports, on the other hand, rose 26% on year to hit an all-time-high of 4.8 million tons... 01-08-2022
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