Polymers, Plastics News and Resin Prices
Türkiye’s PVC market sees US gains fizzle out as October kicks off by Merve Madakbaşı
October PVC offers started to emerge this week, with only minor adjustments in the duty-free segment, while the brief firmness in US cargoes quickly faded. A major producer in India trimmed its domestic offers, and ample inventories in the US added further pressure, weighing on sentiment. Still, in Türkiye—currently the cheapest PVC market worldwide—neither notable price drops nor upward movements were anticipated at this stage... 03-10-2025
Global PET trade jolted—this time by new US tariffs; flows are being reshaped by Manolya Tufan and Esra Ersöz
PET trade flows, which have already been in flux amid an oversupplied market and increasingly protectionist environment across the globe, have seen a fresh blow from the US administration’s decision to expand reciprocal tariffs to include PET and rPET imports, effective September 8, 2025. This has been particularly important as the doors closing in the US, which is the top PET buyer of the world right after EU27, will intensify pressure on producers across Asia, Europe, and beyond... 02-10-2025
China’s import homo-PP breaks below $800/ton: Market struggles despite pre-holiday buying by Elif Sevde Yalçın
Ahead of China’s Golden Week holidays, import homo-PP raffia and injection prices broke below the psychologically significant $800/ton CIF threshold, reflecting the ongoing pressure in the market. Despite pre-holiday restocking activity and sellers’ efforts to revive interest with fresh discounts, the PP market has continued to face headwinds from poor downstream demand, a preference for more competitively priced local materials, and mounting supply concerns... 01-10-2025
Mid-Eastern suppliers cut PP, PE prices in SEA on low demand, high competition by Thi Huong Nguyen
As bearish sentiment prevailed in Southeast Asia’s PP and PE markets amid persistent demand weakness and intensifying competition, most Middle Eastern suppliers opted to close September on a softer note, trimming offers by $10-20/ton. The reductions marked the second consecutive week of declines in PE, while PP extended its prolonged downtrend... 30-09-2025
European PP approaches half-decade low amid frail demand, long supply by Manolya Tufan
PP markets across West Europe extended their downtrend into late September, with PPH, PPBC and PPRC injection grades sliding to their lowest levels since December 2020—at the height of the first pandemic winter. Market participants cited sluggish demand, oversupply, and mounting competitive pressure as reasons why sellers were forced to concede to further discounts... 29-09-2025
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