PP Prices and News
SE Asia PP and PE shrug off oil rebound as weak demand outweighs geopolitical fears by Merve Sezgün
After weeks of steadily declining energy markets, renewed geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz briefly revived supply concerns across Asia. Fresh US sanctions on Iranian oil exports, attacks on commercial shipping and a sharp rebound in crude oil pushed upstream sentiment higher, prompting some polyolefin suppliers to withdraw offers and reassess pricing strategies... 13-07-2026
Duty-free US plastics: Beyond polymers, a new challenge for Europe's and Türkiye's downstream industries by Manolya Tufan
The EU-US tariff agreement has largely been viewed through the lens of polymers, particularly PE, and as a boost for US polymer exports. Yet the implications reach well beyond resin markets. By eliminating customs duties across the entire Chapter 39, the regulation also covers a broad range of semi-finished and finished plastic products, potentially reshaping competition across Europe's downstream plastics value chain... 08-07-2026
Price discovery proves elusive in Türkiye’s import PP and PE markets by Merve Madakbaşı
Türkiye's PP and PE markets have been in a free fall, but a market floor remains out of reach. After uninterrupted declines throughout June, price discovery has become increasingly difficult as both buyers and sellers struggle to establish common ground. Sellers continue to lower offers without knowing how much further prices need to fall, while buyers keep their purchasing ideas close to their chest, expecting additional decreases... 07-07-2026
India's domestic PP and PE prices slashed in unprecedented single-day swoop as PVC slide continues by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
India's domestic polymer market underwent a major pricing reset on July 2 after leading local producers, spearheaded by a major private-sector refiner, rolled out unprecedented one-day cuts for PP and PE while extending the ongoing correction in PVC... 03-07-2026
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
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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