PVC Prices and News
Europe PVC outlook for 2026: A market at a crossroads amid import pressure, fragile demand and deepening rationalization by Manolya Tufan
Europe enters 2026 at a defining moment for its PVC industry. After a year marked by persistent oversupply, depressed consumption, surging Asian imports and deep structural cost disadvantages, the regional market faces its most fragile balance in more than a decade. Despite repeated production cuts, multi-year low prices and heavy rationalization across the chlor-vinyl chain, PVC producers continue to grapple with thin or negative margins, while import dependence and policy uncertainty intensify... 18-12-2025
Stats: Egypt ramps up PP, PE and PVC sales to Brazil in 2025, while flows to Türkiye shrink by Esra Ersöz
Egypt has become one of Brazil’s fastest-rising polymer suppliers in 2025, sharply expanding its PP, PE and PVC shipments during January-November, ChemOrbis Stats Wizard reveals. Although volumes remain small compared with the main origins particularly in PP and PE, Egypt’s gains were strong enough to alter Brazil’s supplier rankings across all three polymers... 16-12-2025
India PVC outlook for 2026: Policy failures leave market vulnerable to global oversupply by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
India’s PVC market is closing 2025 at a historic low, with Chinese‑origin deals confirmed at $600/ton CIF for small shipments — the weakest level in nearly two decades. Larger buyers were holding out for sub‑$600/ton numbers, underscoring the depth of bearish sentiment. This dramatic slump capped a year defined by collapse, false hope, and final surrender... 11-12-2025
Türkiye PVC Outlook for 2026: From pandemic lows to a measured recovery - Will clouds finally scatter after a year of persistent weakness? by Merve Madakbaşı
PVC has been searching for a floor in Türkiye after more than three quarters of declines in 2025, driven by persistent global price weakness and lackluster demand. Indeed, shrinking sellers’ margins triggered several attempts to halt—or briefly reverse—the downtrend, but each effort ultimately faltered amid subdued end-user consumption, and a broad overhang of supply... 08-12-2025
Taiwanese PVC slumps further: Will India market bottom out? by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
The Indian PVC market was jolted in mid‑November when a Taiwanese major reduced its benchmark by $40/ton for December, followed by a $60/ton cut for November. Most participants had penciled in a $10-20/ton trim, so the deeper cut reset expectations and underscored fragile sentiment... 28-11-2025
Unlike other polymers that are derived from crude oil and natural gas, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is part of the chlor-alkali industry. The main raw material used to produce PVC is sodium chloride. Caustic soda and chlorine are made via the electrolysis of sodium chloride. While caustic soda has its own uses, ethylene dichloride (EDC) is made by the chlorination of ethylene and chlorine, and is used primarily in the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). In the final stage, PVC is produced by polymerization of VCM.
PVC is divided into two categories: emulsion PVC and suspension PVC. While emulsion PVC (E-PVC) has a limited area of use, suspension PVC (S-PVC) enjoys a greater area of use. S-PVC grades are characterized by K values. K67-68 is the most commonly used PVC type. PVC K67-68 is used in profile and pipe applications and has a direct relation to the construction industry. Due to its dependence on the construction sector, PVC is also directly affected by the economic performance of countries, either positively or negatively.
PVC K64-65 is also used in the manufacture of pipes and profiles. K58 is used in rigid applications, such as injection molding, and the manufacture of credit cards and food packaging. K70 is used in the manufacture of shoes, cables, hoses, shower curtains, tablecloths and stationery.
Looking at the top buyers and sellers on a country-based breakdown, the USA is at the top of the list of largest exporters with a market share of more than 20%. Taiwan is the second largest PVC supplier, followed by Germany. India is the top PVC buyer in global markets by a long way. Although China has reduced its dependence on imports with new PVC capacities it has commissioned over the last 20 years, it still ranks as the second largest PVC importer in the world. In addition, China has the world's largest acetylene-based PVC capacities. China is followed by Türkiye and Italy, having almost the same level of market share in PVC imports.
ChemOrbis Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) 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 PVC facilities.
Products:
E-PVC, S-PVC K67-68, S-PVC K70, S-PVC K64-65, S-PVC K58, S-PVC K67-68 (Acetylene), S-PVC K64-65 (Acetylene), S- PVC K70 (Acetylene)
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