PP Prices and News
Early monsoon arrival dampens India PP, PE market sentiment by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
India’s PP and PE markets have entered a bearish phase, with demand tapering off ahead of the monsoon season and import prices continuing their downward trajectory. Although geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan have eased, a seasonal slowdown, falling upstream costs, and rising inventories have all combined to erode buying interest, pushing polyolefin prices lower across the board... 19-05-2025
Trade truce meets market reality: China’s polymer markets stay cautious by Elif Sevde Yalçın
China’s polymer markets have shown limited response to the recent reciprocal tariff cuts between the US and China, as market participants remain skeptical about the temporary trade truce’s ability to reverse bearish fundamentals. Oversupply and persistently weak demand, conditions that existed even before the trade dispute, continue to weigh on sentiment for most polymers... 14-05-2025
Europe’s PP market hits fresh lows as May drops unfold by Manolya Tufan
PP markets in Italy and Northwest Europe kicked off May on a visibly softer note, driven by a €65/ton drop in the propylene contract. The cost pressure has pushed regional and non-European suppliers to revise their PP offers down for another month, with spot prices in Italy slipping to their lowest levels since January 2024, according to ChemOrbis Price Index data... 12-05-2025
Stats: Türkiye’s Q1 polymer imports up 6% year over year by Merve Madakbaşı
ChemOrbis Stats Wizard data revealed that the total polymer imports of Türkiye were up by 3% in Q1 2025 from the prior quarter and stood at slightly above 1.5 million tons. The volume was also up by 6% from Q1 2024, when imports were 1.4 million tons. In January-February, Saudi Arabia (292,000 tons), the USA (216,000 tons), South Korea (159,000 tons), Egypt (95,000 tons), and Iran (54,000 tons) were the top five suppliers... 06-05-2025
Africa’s PE, PP markets readying to shift direction in May by Nada Samir
In Africa, the bullish run which pervaded the regional polyolefin markets since Q1 2025 started to lose momentum in April. Although Western markets bucked the overall trend, with Nigeria’s CIF prices up on a monthly comparison, discounts remained achievable for serious bids amidst mounting resistance. Now that May is just around the corner, the persistent demand lethargy along with weak costs are expected to weigh on markets... 30-04-2025
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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