On November 6, 2025, Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto inaugurated a naphtha cracker that will produce 1 million tons of ethylene and 520,000 tons of propylene. These will reduce Indonesia’s imports of monomers, polymers and other petrochemicals.
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India’s Demand for Polyolefins Continues to Grow, and With It the Incentive to Reduce Import Dependency.
India is currently the world’s second largest importer of polyethylene, with volume (all PE grades) in 2024 of 3.1 million tons, a distant second after China’s 16.7 million tons. India ranks third in polypropylene imports (all grades) with 1.6 million tons in 2024, following China with 4 million tons and Turkey with 2.4 million tons.
Continue readingIndia Imported Record High Volumes of Film/Sheet Fabricated from PE, PP and PET in July/August 2025. Prices Were at Their Lowest in Over Two Years.
Through August, 2025, the most current month available for India, imports of PE film/sheet totaled 282,000 tons, up 52% from the same period the year before. Imports of PP film/sheet were 67,000 tons, up 64%; PET film/sheet, 84,000 tons, up 76%.
Continue readingITP Projects General Purpose Polystyrene Global Trade of 3.3 Million Tons in 2025, up 2%; Expandable Polystyrene Global Trade is Projected at 2.6 million tons, up 5%
Higher exports of both polymer grades are projected from Western Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Continue readingBrazil’s Soaring 2024 Polyethylene Imports Eased Somewhat Through September 2025; the Remainder of 2025 is Expected to be Impacted by Anti-Dumping Duties on US Polymer; Braskem Plans new Polyethylene Capacity in 2028
Brazil’s imports of polyethylene were at record high levels for most of 2024. Trade through September 2025 slowed versus the prior year, but the impact of a recent anti-dumping ruling against polymer imports from the US and Canada is expected to be realized in the fourth quarter.
Continue readingTrends in Oman’s Exports of Polyolefins
Startup of the Liwa Plastics Industry Complex in Sohar in 2020/2021 boosted Oman’s production capacity for polyethylene by 880,000 tons per year, and polypropylene by 300,000 tons per year. This led to a surge in exports, although lower global demand and increased competition, among other factors, impacted shipments in 2024 and are projected to also affect 2025.
Continue readingITP Projects PVC Global Trade of 15.7 Million Tons in 2025, up 10% from 2024
Rising exports out of North America are a prominent trend in 2025.
Continue readingITP Projects HDPE Global Trade of 27.2 Million Tons in 2025, up 3% from 2024
Large percentage gains are projected on exports of HDPE from North America for 2025 versus 2024, on higher volumes to all regional markets. Middle East exports are projected flat for the year.
Continue readingITP Projects Linear Polyethylene Global Trade of 22.4 Million Tons in 2025, up 2% from 2024
North America and Middle East are projected to export higher volumes for the year, competing in key regional markets.
Continue readingNew POM Capacity in China is Projected to Lower Global Trade Volume in 2025 by 6% from 2024, to 1.2 Million Tons
Lower imports into China, together with rising exports from China, will impact trade flows out of Western Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
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