EPS imports up by 5% through April 2008

10 June 2008 18:52  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Expandable polystyrene (EPS) imports into the US were 5% higher in the January-April period compared with the same period of 2007, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) said on Tuesday.

However, the US imported 17,028 tonnes of EPS in April 2008, a 6.68% decline compared with 18,246 tonnes imported in the previous month.

Bahamas, Mexico and Korea were the top suppliers to the US in April. It was notable that imports from Asian countries declined significantly in April relative to the previous month, with the exception of Indonesia, which exported slightly higher volumes to the US.

The table below shows a summary of EPS import statistics for April 2008 and their variation compared with the previous month and the previous year.

	Apr-07	Mar-08	Apr-08	Jan-Apr 2007	Jan-Apr 2008	% chg
Total	17,256	18,246	17,028	64,441	67,554	5
Bahamas	5,403	4,161	5,528	18,365	19,147	4
Mexico	4,902	5,341	4,439	18,910	21,065	11
Korea	2,833	3,788	2,247	11,804	10,465	-11
China	801	1,200	1,848	2,999	5,827	94
Canada	2,037	1,602	1,402	8,572	5,324	-38
Taiwan	818	1,066	916	2,655	3,381	27
Indonesia	385	363	459	825	1,062	29
Japan	68	142	83	264	449	71
France	0	0	80	0	80	n/a
Austria	1	21	21	1	83	7,100
All others	8	563	5	46	671	1,362

Note: All import volumes are expressed in tonnes

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By: George Martin
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