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Price , Türkiye , PE , HDPE , LLDPE , LDPE

Turkish PE players hunt for signs of a market bottom amid pending Nov offers
by Merve Madakbaşı
With its healthy premium over Asia now gone, Türkiye's import PE market saw players searching for signs of a market bottom over the week. The market has been in flux amid the recent gains in shipping costs, poor netbacks that may repel global sellers, the potential year-end lull prior to the book closures and the foggy demand outlook. While Middle Eastern offers were yet to take shape, most projections called for minor price changes...
04-11-2024


Price , Europe , Freight , China , Northwest Europe , USA

Freight rates rise after prolonged slump; is this rebound here to say or just a dead cat bounce?
by Elif Şahinduran
Proving speculations right about higher freight rates out of Asia that first kicked off early last week, global benchmarks have risen this week following continuous decreases since mid-July. Currently, the question is whether this increase will be sustained. Although some anticipate ex-China rates will climb higher due to increased buying activity around the year-end, higher blank sailings and November 1 rate hikes from shipping firms, others believe that the downward trend will persist...
01-11-2024


Price , India , SEA & India , PVC , SPVC

India’s PVC price range narrows as low-end Chinese offers fade amid ADD speculation
by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
India’s PVC players are keeping an eye on the anticipated anti-dumping duty (ADD) investigation outcome, while import prices have stayed on a stable-to-rising trend over the past month as low-end Chinese offers have largely disappeared. Players mostly see a rangebound market after the Diwali holidays unless any prohibitive anti-dumping duties spell a surge in import costs...
31-10-2024


Green/Circular Economy , Europe , Recycled Polymers

Slump deepens in European plastics recycling industry
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team
According to a press release published on Plastics Recyclers Europe’ s website, the European plastics recycling market is facing a significant downward trend, with a decrease in demand for recycled materials produced in Europe, reduced investments in domestic recycling and an increase in imports of recycled products from overseas markets...
30-10-2024


Price , China , PP Homo , PP

SE Asia’s PPH regains premium over China after 3 weeks
by Thi Huong Nguyen
According to weekly average data from ChemOrbis Price Index, China’s local homo-PP raffia and injection markets reached their highest levels in over a year in early October, following the firm market return post-Golden Week holiday. This marked the first time since mid-December 2023 that China’s local prices traded above Southeast Asia's import levels, with a premium of around $16/ton...
29-10-2024


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