Low Density Polyethylene Latin America

摘要

Prices assessments for LDPE fell this week with Asia offers goingto Peru at $1,670/mt CFR and Brazilian July offers to Mercosur(Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia) with a $100/mt pricereduction. After the decrease, Brazil was offering LDPE film toMercosur at $1,900/mt CFR with freight cost at $120/mt toParaguay and Uruguay. A Brazilian resin distributor in Paraguaysaid demand improved at least 30% after polyethylene offersdropped $100-110/mt over June. “During the three lastmonths, volumes decreased 50% because of the high prices andproblems with availability from Brazil, but now everything iscoming back to normality,” said the source. In Peru, a buyersaid this week US resin offers had a downward movement of$100-120/mt over June and heard at $1,690/mt CFR.