Polyethylene increased 137 CNY/T or 1.67% since the beginning of 2024, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Polyethylene reached an all time high of 16230 in June of 2008.

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 8117.18 CNY/T by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 7873.64 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 3,748.00 15.00 0.40% 3.51% 1.30% Apr/26
Cobalt 27,830.00 0 0% -2.52% -20.33% Apr/25
Lead 2,239.00 22.00 0.99% 14.06% 5.52% Apr/26
Aluminum 2,603.50 24.50 0.95% 13.27% 12.27% Apr/26
Tin 31,836.00 -102 -0.32% 15.43% 24.44% Apr/24
Zinc 2,894.50 41.50 1.45% 18.77% 10.43% Apr/26
Nickel 19,409.50 218 1.14% 18.24% -19.34% Apr/26
Molybdenum 502.50 -5.00 -0.99% 10.44% -28.36% Apr/26
Palladium 985.50 -6.50 -0.66% 0.22% -34.09% Apr/26
Gallium 2,195.00 0 0% 4.77% 20.27% Apr/26
Germanium 9,650.00 0 0% 2.12% 3.76% Apr/26
Manganese 35.25 1.50 4.44% 16.53% 10.16% Apr/26
Indium 2,425.00 0 0% 18.00% 62.21% Apr/26
Kraft Pulp 6,162.00 20.00 0.33% 1.02% 17.42% Apr/24
Magnesium 19,500.00 -200 -1.02% 4.28% -20.57% Apr/26
Polyethylene 8,343.00 -2.00 -0.02% 1.86% 0.82% Apr/25
Polyvinyl 5,759.00 6.00 0.10% -1.67% -5.61% Apr/24
Polypropylene 7,539.00 16.00 0.21% 0.87% -1.17% Apr/25
Soda Ash 2,000.00 0 0% 2.04% -24.53% Apr/26
Neodymium 495,000.00 0 0% 13.14% -12.39% Apr/26
Tellurium 595.00 0 0% 2.59% -0.83% Apr/26
Urea 293.50 -17.50 -5.63% -19.70% -15.54% Apr/25
Di-ammonium 547.50 0 0% -12.61% -13.10% Apr/25
Rhodium 4,715.00 -25 -0.53% 2.50% -41.06% Apr/24


Polyethylene
Polyethylene is a member of the family of polyolefin resins. It is the most widely used plastic globally and often finds use in typical applications like bottles, bags, toys, and tubes. Polyethylene futures are widely traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), and the standard contract size is 5 tonnes. Futures contracts for Polyethylene are financial instruments that allow producers, large consumers, and speculators, to offset or assume the risk of a price change of holding a quantity of Polyethylene over time. Prices for Polyethylene displayed in Trading Economics are based on over-the-counter (OTC) and contract for difference (CFD) financial instruments.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8343.00 8345.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2024 CNY/T daily