PP Prices and News
Four weeks into war: Polymer rally hits multi-year highs, momentum slows; are further hikes ahead in April? by Esra Ersöz
The final week of March, marking one month since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, began with a sharp pullback in crude oil following the steep gains seen during the first three weeks. This triggered renewed volatility across the upstream chain, where feedstocks and monomers have borne the brunt of the impact. Meanwhile, the rally largely persisted on the polymers side, although its pace appears to have eased in several products... 31-03-2026
SE Asia, India outpace China in war-driven PP rally as import dependence magnifies supply shock by Merve Sezgün
Asia’s import PP markets have been thrown into turmoil since the outbreak of the Middle East war, but the price shock has not been evenly distributed. While import homo-PP prices in Southeast Asia, China, and India have all surged sharply over the past four weeks, Southeast Asia and India have absorbed a much heavier blow than China, exposing the vulnerability of more import-dependent markets to geopolitical disruptions... 30-03-2026
European PP, PE producers target past peaks; weak demand sets this cycle apart from 2021-2022 highs by Manolya Tufan
European polyolefin markets continue to defy weak macroeconomic fundamentals, as both PP and PE prices surge on persistent supply constraints and aggressive seller strategies. Prices have now climbed to their highest levels in four years, with market sentiment increasingly shaped by expectations that values could approach those last seen during the peaks of mid-2021 and April 2022... 25-03-2026
Three weeks into the war, polymer markets extend sharp gains; how will week four unfold amid crude plunge? by Esra Ersöz
Three weeks into the Middle East war, global polymer markets have continued to post sharp gains, extending the rally triggered by the initial disruption to regional supply flows. What began as a supply-driven shock has now evolved into a broader cost-push inflation cycle across the petrochemical chain, with both feedstocks and polymers surging in tandem... 24-03-2026
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
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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