Polypropylene Asia

ICIS publishes a weekly Asia report on polypropylene (PP) that covers China and southeast Asia (SE Asia) import prices. We also publish a separate weekly PP report that focuses on China’s domestic market, providing a price alert service that tracks daily PP import prices.

Over the past two decades since we launched our Asia PP report, in 1990, we have expanded the report to cover 25 price quotes for five different PP grades.

Our China-focused PP report was launched in 2006, with 12 assessment quotes covering domestic retail trade. The report was part of our response to the growing interest in what was happening in China’s domestic market.

Our price assessments reflect the transactions, bids and offers captured throughout the week.

Our reports also include planned maintenance schedules and outages, which might influence price movements.

We speak to resin processors, traders and producers to obtain information on the week’s trades. ICIS Asia PP price assessments form an integral part of the pricing positions of plastics processors, traders, producers and manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods.

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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 Polypropylene, 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.