PP Prices and News
EU publishes tariff regulation, swings doors wide open to duty-free US plastics by Manolya Tufan and Esra Ersöz
The European Union has published Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 in the Official Journal, completing the final legal step needed to implement the EU-US tariff agreement. Under Article 8 of the regulation, it enters into force on the day following its publication and applies from July 1 2026 until December 31 2029... 01-07-2026
China PP holds onto war gains, but cracks emerge as import and export prices slip below $1200/ton by Thi Huong Nguyen and Merve Sezgün
China's PP market has managed to retain most of the gains accumulated during the Middle East conflict-driven rally, outperforming both PE and PVC markets where post-war corrections have become more pronounced. However, the first signs of a broader adjustment are emerging as both import and export prices have slipped below the key $1200/ton threshold... 09-06-2026
European PP buyers stay sidelined as June starts quietly; market braces for deeper corrections by Manolya Tufan
European PP markets entered June on a subdued note as buyers largely refrained from fresh purchases, viewing the first round of price reductions as insufficient and anticipating deeper corrections later in the month. June became the second straight month of corrections after the war-fueled rally that started in March drove European PP prices to four-year highs, with market participants increasingly believing that only a fraction of the conflict premium has been unwound so far... 08-06-2026
Indonesia’s PP, PE rout deepens as domestic prices extend slide; import-duty cuts still await green light by Merve Sezgün
Indonesia’s polyolefin markets have extended their downward correction into June, with local PP and PE prices falling further from the historic highs reached in mid-April. The latest declines came after a major domestic producer announced another round of reductions, underscoring the persistent bearish pressure stemming from weak demand and improving supply conditions... 03-06-2026
Dalian PP futures trigger correction in China’s overheated spot market by Merve Sezgün
China’s domestic homo-PP raffia and injection market has started to lose momentum this week after reaching its highest levels since October 2021, as falling crude oil prices and a persistent decline in Dalian futures triggered corrections in the spot market. Local prices, which had surged by a cumulative 45% since early March, fell by CNY200-400/ton ($29-59/ton) from last week’s peak levels... 29-05-2026
Polypropylene (PP) is a product group produced by the conversion of propylene monomer through a process of polymerization. Polypropylene (PP) is the world's second largest polymer in terms of consumption. There are two main types of PP: Homo-PP and PP Copolymer.
Homo-PP (PPH) is further divided into various grades, such as raffia, injection, fiber, film, BOPP and non-woven. Homo-PP is used in various applications, such as sacks, gift wraps, carpet yarns, kitchenware, automotive parts, food packaging, sanitary pads, diapers and wet wipes. PP Copolymer, which is made more durable by the addition of ethylene monomer during the conversion process, is used in household appliances, automotive and electrical parts and pipe applications.
Looking at the most important net buyer and supplier countries in the polypropylene (PP) market, China stands at the top of the list of importing countries. As of 2020, China alone realizes 25% of the world’s total PP imports. China is followed by Türkiye, which imports 10% of the world’s total PP production, while Italy occupies the third place in rankings. South Korea, Malaysia and Germany comprise the top three main PP suppliers.
ChemOrbis Polypropylene (PP) 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 PP facilities.
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PPH raffia, PPH fiber, PPH injection, PPH film, PPH non-woven, PPH medical, BOPP, PP Copolymer injection, PP Copolymer extrusion, PP Copolymer pipe type 2, PP Random Copolymer injection, PP Random Copolymer extrusion, PP Random Copolymer pipe type 3.
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