May prices will be announced later
PE, PP demand continues to remain low in Poland. Market players note that off-grade material has been more popular this month.
PE, PP demand continues to remain low in Poland. Market players note that off-grade material has been more popular this month.
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Sluggish demand continues to negatively affect market conditions. Low demand in Europe is likely to prompt further price declines next month.
Lacklustre demand has caused another decrease in PP prices. Purchases that traders and manufacturers were hoping for did not materialise to the extent they expected, according to Chem-Courier’s information.
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Despite the lack of some materials in the market, there is no panic or increased purchasing activity from converters who buy raw materials only as needed.
Those manufacturers and traders that have still been open for orders, have raised polyolefins prices again at levels even €80-100/t higher than last week.
Polish market players have reported better demand for both PE and PP from converters. Among other factors, this is why we are seeing another round of polyolefin price increases in Poland.
The polyolefin market has started reviving in H1 January. Market players say that in addition to completing December deliveries, they already have new orders for PP and PE, with the former bought more frequently than the latter.
Demand has been low in the Polish polyolefin market in the last pre-holiday week, according to Chem-Courier’s data. Converters have been tapping into their raw material stocks or purchasing only small batches.
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According to traders, clients have been ordering both large lots of several hundred tonnes and small ones of under 24 t delivered on pallets.