PVC Prices and News
ChemOrbis Global Petrochemicals Conference ’25 highlights shifting trade winds and rising restructuring wave by ChemOrbis Editorial Team
The ChemOrbis Global Petrochemicals Conference ’25, held on September 18, 2025, at the Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, brought together senior executives, petrochemical producers, traders and converters as well as market experts to discuss how global polymer markets are evolving under the weight of new capacities, tariffs, shifting trade rules, and of course the rising need for restructuring... 22-09-2025
US PVC sinks to pandemic-era lows across key markets; is this rock bottom? by Merve Sezgün
US-origin PVC has tumbled to fresh five-year lows across major markets including Türkiye, Egypt, China, and Southeast Asia, dragging global benchmarks back to levels last seen in the early months of the pandemic and raising questions about whether the market has finally reached rock bottom. The fall underscores the relentless pressure of oversupply and weak demand, as well as the ripple effects of India’s newly imposed anti-dumping duties (ADDs), which have disrupted trade flows worldwide... 10-09-2025
Paradox of protection: India's new ADD on PVC imports and the search for supply by Shibu Itty Kuttickal
The Indian government’s move to impose definitive anti-dumping duties (ADD) on a broad range of imported PVC products is poised to reshape the domestic market, charting a course toward greater self-sufficiency. This strategic shift has already had a profound and immediate effect on market dynamics and pricing... 03-09-2025
From fears of retaliation to duty-free access: US polymers eye new gains in Europe by Esra Ersöz
Just months ago, US polymer exporters faced the prospect of fresh EU retaliation and were already weighed down by a 6.5% customs duty. Those concerns have now evaporated, with Brussels proposing to eliminate tariffs altogether —a move that, if approved, could unlock new growth opportunities for US producers not only in PE, but also in PP and engineering plastics... 02-09-2025
Europe’s petrochemical industry reshaped by deepening rationalization wave by Manolya Tufan and Esra Ersöz
Europe’s petrochemical industry is undergoing one of its most significant overhauls in decades, marked by a wave of permanent plant closures, divestments, and strategic exits across the continent. A combination of uncompetitive production economics, persistent demand weakness, ageing assets, global oversupply, and tightening environmental regulations has compelled global majors to downsize or exit key assets in the region. These decisions, long anticipated, have accelerated in both scale and pace... 01-09-2025
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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