US Jan-Oct PP exports up 41% from 2006

12 December 2007 23:37  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--US exports of polypropylene (PP) in January-October were 1,714,139 tonnes, up by 41% compared with the same period in 2006, according to data from the US International Trade Commission (ITC) released on Wednesday.

US PP exports rose for all destinations, but countries like Turkey, Peru, Brazil, Morocco and China have noticeably increased PP purchases from the US.

The rise in PP exports to Brazil is significant because Brazil is an exporting country. A declining dollar and increased demand in emerging markets were seen as the main reasons for the increase in PP exports.

The table below shows a summary of PP export statistics for October compared with the previous month and year.

	Oct-06	Sep-07	Oct-07	Jan-Oct 06	Jan-Oct 07
Total	134,883	169,135	171,164	1,218,894	1,714,139
Mexico	43,941	49,937	56,259	459,809	514,865
Canada	27,959	25,385	29,703	266,757	269,750
Turkey	3,947	16,202	11,622	16,816	114,483
China	15,492	16,316	11,300	163,486	266,384
Vietnam	8,484	6,783	9,490	41,675	49,455
Israel	3,733	6,956	7,697	51,113	59,341
Nigeria	4,403	5,064	7,285	21,212	38,895
Peru	2,579	3,982	6,999	6,287	29,082
Brazil	2,524	4,459	3,302	14,896	37,088
Morocco	2,416	1,506	2,966	10,023	22,093
All others	19,404	32,544	24,541	166,818	312,704

By: George Martin
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