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Traders say the dollar's surge against global currencies has made imported PP and PE less competitive against domestically sold products across China, Southeast Asia and India. because of increased import costs.
Overcoming difficulties, the plastic industry showed many signs of recovery, maintained business operations and achieved many impressive achievements.
Data from ChemOrbis Import Statistics shows that China's cumulative PE imports in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 7.3% year-on-year, reaching around 3.5 million tonnes. The Q4 2021 volume shows the lowest quarterly figure in import statistics since the last quarter of 2017.
Sugar cane can grow to a height of 10 feet in 12 months. Independent research by plastic market and technology expert MLT Analytics (MLTA) indicates that usage of polyethylene and polypropylene derived from renewable resources such as sugar cane, non-edible plants, and biogenic fats and oils has the potential to grow equally fas...
In Europe, the styrene market has plunged after being mostly bullish for the past 4 months due to the fall in the February styrene contract. Initial February quotes came in lower, also hit by sluggish demand as supply concerns eased.
PS remains at record high, price up about 25% from bottom to top
Chemistry professor Takuzo Aida and colleagues used a substance called polyether thiourea to create a plastic material that can self-heal if the fragments are put together at room temperature.
The easing of COVID restrictions in Chinese cities and the return of buying demand in the local market have captured the downtrend in PP prices in India after nearly two months, an Indian trader said. know: “PP prices are unlikely to slide any deeper and in the short term look stable to a slightly flat level.” “Domestic de...
Major global markets including Southeast Asia, Turkey and Europe have recently received more US PE quotes after a long absence. This is the end to the inventory build-up in the US, a year-end lull, and the Omicron variant putting additional strain on demand.
The traditional year-end stock clearance from the US has not been po...
Vietnam's import PP and PE markets went up in the last week of March, supported by high costs. This is despite continued weak demand and current pressure from re-exports from China. However, sentiment leveled off in early April due to the re-emergence of competitively priced Russian goods.