INSIGHT: Packaging saviour of Europe PE market year to date, but for how long?

摘要

LONDON (ICIS)--European polyethylene (PE) markets are moving back to normal after a tumultuous period as lockdowns ease and demand returns to more normal levels, but can the resilient packaging sector continue to support PE through the rest of 2020? Packaging is one of the major uses of PE globally, involving most grades, and it amounts to around a third of all polymer packaging; in Europe, around 60% of PE goes into packaging segment.