Through May, 2015, China exported 3.3 million tons of an aggregated group of products fabricated entirely from plastics, up 9% from the prior year. Volume in May for the group set a new record. Shipments have trended upward each year since at least 2011. Continue reading
Category Archives: Trade Trends
China’s Imports of Recycle PE Drop; Virgin Polymer Imports Post Gains
China’s imports of recycle polyethylene totaled 1.4 million tons through May, 2015, down 23% from the prior year. Continue reading
China’s Polymer Imports Set Another Record
Following the highest volume ever recorded on China’s imports of virgin commodity polymers, in March 2015, imports eased in April but set another record for that month. Continue reading
Huge jump in China’s polyolefin imports
The end of the Chinese New Year holiday, low prices, plus a new government stimulus effort and the anticipation of additional measures to come, resulted in a massive increase in China’s imports of polyolefin and other polymers in March, 2015. Continue reading
DEG – Major Trade Trends in 2014
ITP’s analysis of global trade in diethylene glycol indicates a 6% increase in the volume traded in 2014 versus 2013, to 1.4 million tons. Trends in global trade volume generally indicate trends in demand.
Polystyrene – Major Trade Trends in 2014
ITP’s analysis of global trade in polystyrene indicates a 4% drop in the volume of general purpose polystyrene traded in 2014 versus 2013, to 3.3 million tons, and, a 2% increase in the volume of expandable polystyrene traded, to 2.2 million tons. Trends in global trade volume generally indicate trends in global demand.
Propylene Copolymers – Major Trade Trends in 2014
ITP’s analysis of global trade in propylene copolymers – olefin polymers in which propylene is the predominant comonomer by weight, excluding homopolymer – indicates a 4% increase in the volume of polymer traded in 2014 versus 2013, to 7.9 million tons. Trends in global trade volume generally indicate trends in global demand.
Polyethylene – Major Trade Trends in 2014
ITP’s analysis of global trade indicates a 3% increase in the volume of LDPE traded in 2014 versus 2013, to 12.1 million tons, a 1% decline in the volume of LLDPE traded, to 9.6 million tons, and, a 1% gain in the volume of HDPE traded, to 18.6 million tons. Trends in global trade volume generally indicate trends in global demand. Continue reading
Polypropylene – Major Trade Trends in 2014
ITP’s analysis of global trade indicates a 3% increase in the volume of polypropylene homopolymer traded in 2014 versus 2013, to 16.5 million tons. Trends in global trade volume generally indicate trends in global demand.
MEG – Major Trade Trends in 2014
ITP’s analysis of global trade projects a 1% increase in the volume of MEG traded in 2014 versus 2013, to 14.5 million tons. A small increase in global trade volume generally indicates an equally small increase in global demand.