LME Plastics: Egypt HDPE up 3%

06 February 2008 11:07  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Global and regional plastics futures prices from the London Metal Exchange are given in the table below. 

 

High density PE (HDPE) prices in the Egyptian domestic market are up 3% in February from the previous month on strong demand from the packaging segment.

 

PE and polypropylene (PP) buyers were cautious as February business got under way amid quiet demand and weaker upstream markets.

 

LME Plastics: prices

 

Date:	Feb 5
	PP
$ per tonne	Global	Asia	Europe	North America
Cash (B)	1,430	1,430	1,650	1,480
Cash (S)	1,440	1,440	1,665	1,500
Feb (B)	1,430	1,430	1,650	1,480
Feb (S)	1,440	1,440	1,665	1,500
Mar (B)	1,430	1,430	1,650	1,480
Mar (S)	1,440	1,440	1,665	1,500
	LLDPE
	Global	Asia	Europe	North America
Cash (B)	1,450	1,550	1,615	1,450
Cash (S)	1,480	1,570	1,630	1,480
Feb (B)	1,450	1,550	1,615	1,450
Feb (S)	1,480	1,570	1,630	1,480
Mar (B)	1,450	1,550	1,615	1,450
Mar (S)	1,480	1,570	1,630	1,480

 

B = buyers

S = sellers

 

Further details and comparisons with price data published earlier are available directly from the exchange. The LME site requires free user log-in.

By: Staff Reporter
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