Polyethylene Middle East-South Asia

The ICIS Middle East/South Asia Polyethylene (PE) report, published once a week, enjoys a strong benchmark status in the Middle East, and has increasingly been used as a reference price in south Asia.

The report includes separate quotes on imports into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), east Mediterranean, India and Pakistan for low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and several high density polyethylene (HDPE) grades.

There are continuing demands from market players to introduce more and more price quotes in the report – a reflection of the credibility that ICIS enjoys in the two regions.

We keep in regular touch with industry players in the Middle East and south Asia through email, phone calls and contact visits – and reflect this dynamic information exchange in our weekly report.

Aside from the key assessments, the readers have access to analysis and commentary on the changing supply and demand patterns. The status of production facilities is closely monitored, as production outages can have a significant impact on price.

Freight rate changes, which can affect prices, are also tracked every week.

Because we collate our information from a wide cross section of sources, including sellers and buyers, ICIS assessments are viewed as independent, objective and accurate by a growing number of market players. Our report helps them negotiate an increasingly complex trading environment.

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ICIS price assessments are based on information gathered from a wide cross-section of the market, comprising consumers, producers, traders and distributors from more than 250 reporters world-wide.  Confirmed deals, verified by both buyer and seller, provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our in-depth market knowledge drives our specialist focus, as we recognise the importance of individual market dynamics and not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Over 25 years of reporting on key chemicals markets, including Polyethylene, has brought global recognition of our methodology as being unbiased, authoritative and rigorous in preserving our editorial integrity.  Our global network of reporters in Houston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Perth and Moscow ensures unrivalled coverage of established and emerging markets.