PP Prices and News
PP and PE see no respite from steep hikes in Türkiye amid supply bottlenecks ahead of Eid by Merve Madakbaşı
Türkiye’s polyolefin markets hit multi-year highs this week, with price hikes extending into a third consecutive week. The rally has been driven by severely constrained import volumes, geopolitical tensions, and rising upstream costs. Shortages from the Middle East, the US, and Asia, coupled with logistical disruptions and elevated energy prices, have pushed both local and import prices into uncharted territory, leaving buyers on edge ahead of the Eid al-Fitr break later this week... 19-03-2026
SE Asia PP, PE, PVC rally slows after breakneck surge as affordability limits bite by Elif Sevde Yalçın and Merve Sezgün
Southeast Asia’s PP, PE, and PVC markets are showing early signs that the breakneck rally seen in recent weeks is beginning to lose momentum. While prices remain elevated, early-week activity suggests that aggressive hikes are no longer gaining the same traction as downstream resistance strengthens across key markets such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia... 18-03-2026
Two weeks into the war: Asia and Türkiye bear the brunt of petrochemical shock by Esra Ersöz
Two weeks into the Middle East war, the ripple effects across the global petrochemical chain are becoming increasingly clear. The region’s role as a key exporter of crude oil, LNG, propane and polyolefins has quickly transmitted supply shocks to markets around the world. Prices for feedstocks, monomers and polymers have all moved sharply higher as supply risks and logistics disruptions ripple through the chain... 16-03-2026
Türkiye’s polymer markets shoot up on supply crunch, soaring costs by Merve Madakbaşı
March has turned into a turbulent month for Türkiye’s polymer markets, with supply disruptions triggering price hikes rarely seen in recent years. Rising tensions in the Middle East in the final days of last month not only pushed supply chains into turmoil but also drove production costs into one of their most volatile periods in years... 13-03-2026
Asia petchem chain rattled by Hormuz disruption as plants curb output, supply fears mount by Elif Sevde Yalçın and Esra Ersöz
The escalating conflict in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through Asia’s petrochemical industry, disrupting feedstock supply chains and forcing producers to adjust operations across the region. With shipping routes around the Strait of Hormuz severely affected, deliveries of crude, naphtha, LPG, and other key raw materials have been delayed, triggering force majeure declarations, plant shutdowns, and reduced operating rates at multiple facilities... 12-03-2026
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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