Covid concerns loom large in China, hitting demand and supply-chain
With less than a month to go until the start of the Chinese New Year and the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China has been facing a ...
Europe’s PE markets under pressure from rising supplies
January PE prices emerged with rollovers to monthly drops in Europe. Although the delayed arrival of US cargoes supported regional suppliers to some extent, growing supplies amid better import availability ...
Year – end ceremony 2021 of An Phat Holdings, ready for a new phase
On January 18th, 2022, An Phat Holdings (APH) successfully organized the 2021 Year-end Ceremony and started implementing the plan of 2022 at An Phat Bioplastics factory in Hai Duong city ...
A look back at European PP, PE markets in 2021: Supply snarls push prices to record highs
2021 has proved to be a more challenging year for industry participants than 2020 was, with both spot PP and PE prices skyrocketing to unprecedented levels in Europe. PP and ...
December PP, PE offers emerge lower in China, SE Asia
PP, PE players in China and Southeast Asia have received December offers from regional and overseas suppliers with decreases since the beginning of this week. The impact of the new ...
Stats: China’s Q3 PE imports recover on quarter
Data from ChemOrbis Import Statistics show that China’s total PE imports in the third quarter of 2021 reached slightly above 3.640 million tons. The total volume indicated a slight increase ...
Nov hikes send Europe’s PE markets to multi-month highs
In Europe, PE sellers could obtain €80-100/ton increases on November deals on the back of higher costs and supply constraints for some grades. Sellers have mostly trimmed their initial hike ...
Vietnam PP prices propelled by bullish China market, improved demand outlook
In Vietnam, import PP prices have been rising for the past two weeks after a month-long stability. This has been in line with the bullishness in the China PP market ...
