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Daily Archives: January 28, 2026

China Increasingly Dominates PET Trade – China’s Exports Accounted for 45% of the Total Volume of PET Traded Globally in 2025, Up From 23% in 2020

Massive capacity expansion in China has led to growing exports to Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

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This entry was posted in Trade Trends and tagged Africa, Asia-Pacific, China, China Polymer Trade Report, Colombia, Eastern Europe, El Salvador, Global PET trade, Indie, Indonesia, Korea, Latin America, Peru, PET, PET bottle grade, PET film/fiber grade, Philippines, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, World Trade Analyses on January 28, 2026 by JJSUDOL.

China Surged Past the United States in 2025 to Become the World’s Largest PVC Exporter, Accounting for 24% of Total Global Trade Volume

China exported aggressively within Asia-Pacific and to Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

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This entry was posted in Trade Trends and tagged Africa, Asia-Pacific, China, Eastern Europe, Egypt, Global trade in PVC, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Middle East, Nigeria, PVC, Russia, Thailand, UAE, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam on January 28, 2026 by JJSUDOL.

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