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Brazil’s ADD fails to curb US PE inflows so far, sharper impact seen in early 2026

Brazil’s preliminary anti-dumping duty (ADD) on US-origin PE, in effect since August 29, 2025, has so far failed to meaningfully curb US PE inflows. ChemOrbis Stats Wizard imports for January–November 2025 show that shipments from the United States remained broadly resilient, while market feedback suggests that the stronger impact will be felt from November onward, when buyers started adjusting expectations for much higher definitive duties anticipated in early 2026...

Türkiye PP outlook for 2026: A two-speed market may emerge after a volatile reset

PP is set to enter 2026 on a slightly firmer note after one of the most bearish years in recent memory. What began as a supply-led rally in early 2025 quickly gave way to a prolonged downside correction, shaped by weak derivative demand, aggressive pricing from new capacities, geopolitical shocks, a US-led tariff war, and rare but abrupt swings in upstream costs...

Europe PVC outlook for 2026: A market at a crossroads amid import pressure, fragile demand and deepening rationalization

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...

China, SE Asia PP outlook for 2026: Oversupply storm deepens as China’s export push accelerates

PP markets in China and Southeast Asia endured a difficult 2025 despite a brief stable-to-firmer start. Early strength quickly faded as structural weaknesses resurfaced, driving both markets toward 5.5-year lows by December. Against this backdrop, attention now shifts to the forces expected to shape the markets’ direction in 2026...

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