Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most widely used plastics: food containers and packaging film, car bumpers and interior parts, appliance parts, nonwovens and fibres. It comes in injection, film and fibre grades, among others.
China's market
China is the world's largest producer and consumer of PP. Its propylene feedstock comes from three routes:
Oil-based — naphtha cracking
Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) — using imported propane
Coal-based — coal-to-olefins
Large capacity has been added in recent years, and PP futures trade on the Dalian Commodity Exchange.
What moves the price
Feedstock — crude oil, propane and coal
New capacity — start-ups add supply
Downstream demand — packaging, autos and appliances
Inventory — producer and trader stocks
Futures — moves in Dalian PP futures
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