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
Buyer resistance fuels fresh cuts in Türkiye's PP and PE markets by Merve Madakbaşı
PP prices in Türkiye had started to see downward corrections from late April, while PE offers began to soften in May. By June, however, the return of Middle Eastern production capacity and slowing demand pushed both markets into free fall. Moreover, the rapid decline continued this week. Imported PP raffia, LLDPE C4 film, and HDPE film prices broke below new thresholds amid intensifying competition and sluggish global demand... 26-06-2026
India's local PE, PP markets defy monsoon slowdown as LPG mandate squeezes feedstocks by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
India's domestic PP and PE markets have continued to show resilience despite the seasonal demand slowdown associated with the monsoon. PP prices rose by a further INR1,000/ton ($11/ton) this week, while PE values largely stabilized after recent gains, prompting major domestic suppliers to introduce formal price protection schemes to support buying interest. While both markets continue to be supported by feedstock-driven supply tightness, weaker downstream demand has limited PE's ability to follow PP's latest upward move... 24-06-2026
PE correction outpaces PP in SE Asia; LLDPE sinks deeper below homo-PP by Thi Huong Nguyen and Merve Sezgün
Following an exceptional war-driven rally, Southeast Asia’s import PE and PP markets entered a correction phase after reaching multi-year highs in early April. Although both polyolefin markets have trended lower since then, PE prices have fallen more sharply as sellers implemented increasingly aggressive reductions to stimulate demand, while PP prices proved relatively more resilient despite facing similar macroeconomic and downstream challenges... 16-06-2026
SE Asia’s war premium scoreboard: PVC nears normalization as PP, PET and LDPE remain inflated by Merve Sezgün
According to ChemOrbis Price Index data, Southeast Asia’s import polymer markets have spent the past several weeks unwinding the sharp gains triggered by the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Yet the pace of correction has varied significantly across products, creating a sharply diverging picture by mid-June... 12-06-2026
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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