US Jan-Nov HDPE exports up 48% from 2006
11 January 2008 23:50 [Source: ICIS news]
HOUSTON (ICIS news)--US exports of high density polyethylene (HDPE) in January-November 2007 were at 1.35m tonnes, up by 48% from the same period in 2006, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) said on Friday.
Exports to all destinations increased, except for those to
Noticeable HDPE export increases were those to
The table below shows a summary of HDPE export statistics for November and their variation compared with the previous month and the previous year.
| | Nov-06 | Oct-07 | Nov-07 | Jan-Nov 06 | Jan-Nov 07 | % YTD chg |
| Total | 94,562 | 132,250 | 121,646 | 918,266 | 1,358,545 | 48 |
| Mexico | 35,545 | 45,127 | 47,976 | 403,378 | 435,043 | 8 |
| Canada | 19,228 | 21,052 | 21,361 | 262,513 | 232,171 | -12 |
| China | 7,529 | 4,829 | 6,642 | 35,376 | 87,164 | 146 |
| Israel | 4,565 | 6,258 | 5,039 | 17,416 | 73,121 | 320 |
| Colombia | 2,125 | 5,856 | 3,708 | 13,939 | 46,869 | 236 |
| Belgium | 473 | 7,614 | 3,324 | 7,367 | 55,671 | 656 |
| Brazil | 512 | 2,415 | 3,227 | 9,340 | 27,793 | 198 |
| Chile | 1,636 | 2,659 | 2,768 | 5,244 | 30,844 | 488 |
| Peru | 1,322 | 2,794 | 2,689 | 16,711 | 57,013 | 241 |
| Guatemala | 1,551 | 2,137 | 2,491 | 9,630 | 27,455 | 185 |
| All others | 20,077 | 31,509 | 22,423 | 137,351 | 285,400 | 108 |
NOTE: All export volumes expressed in metric tonnes.
By: George Martin
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