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The decision of the Central Bank of Egypt to revoke a regulation requiring importers to obtain a letter of credit (L/C) has been welcomed by market participants in an effort to improve supply. However, most market participants remain cautious given the challenging macroeconomic environment in Egypt.
After closing June deals with a triple-digit drop, European PP and PE market participants are bracing for deeper price drops next month due to ample supply and weak demand. Monomers are also forecast to decline due to the widening spread between spot and contract prices.
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...
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.
Overcoming difficulties, the plastic industry showed many signs of recovery, maintained business operations and achieved many impressive achievements.
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...
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.
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.
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...