Polyethylene rose to 7,975 CNY/T on June 8, 2026, up 0.85% from the previous day. Over the past month, Polyethylene's price has fallen 2.03%, but it is still 12.80% higher than a year ago, 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. This page includes a chart with historical data for Polyethylene. Polyethylene - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on June 8 of 2026.

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 7945.75 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 8489.24 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 4,633.00 171.00 3.83% 7.30% 32.18% Jun/08
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 0% 67.03% Jun/05
Lead 1,997.03 -9.40 -0.47% 0.43% 0.24% Jun/08
Aluminum 3,592.50 -6.00 -0.17% 0.39% 44.82% Jun/08
Tin 52,935.00 -2809 -5.04% -1.62% 63.67% Jun/05
Zinc 3,528.70 2.55 0.07% 1.48% 33.03% Jun/08
Nickel 18,402.63 -172 -0.93% -4.43% 19.77% Jun/08
Molybdenum 597.50 0 0% 1.62% 24.61% Jun/08
Palladium 1,223.50 -40.00 -3.17% -19.43% 12.92% Jun/08
Gallium 2,100.00 0 0% -3.45% 21.74% Jun/08
Germanium 20,750.00 0 0% 6.41% 38.33% Jun/08
Manganese 32.25 0 0% -3.87% 9.14% Jun/08
Indium 4,750.00 0 0% 3.26% 90.38% Jun/08
Kraft Pulp 4,848.00 24.00 0.50% -5.05% -9.42% Jun/08
Magnesium 17,400.00 0 0% -1.14% 1.16% Jun/08
Polyethylene 7,890.00 -18.00 -0.23% -3.07% 11.60% Jun/08
Polyvinyl 4,753.00 -30.00 -0.63% -7.46% 0.53% Jun/08
Polypropylene 8,695.00 -1.00 -0.01% 0.45% 24.21% Jun/08
Soda Ash 1,176.00 0 0% -2.97% -11.04% Jun/08
Neodymium 945,000.00 0 0% -7.80% 69.51% Jun/08
Tellurium 820.00 0 0% 4.79% 13.10% Jun/08
Urea 419.00 2.50 0.60% -32.01% 15.91% Jun/05
Di-ammonium 785.00 0 0% 3.63% 12.54% Jun/05
Rhodium 8,050.00 0 0% -19.30% 37.61% Jun/08


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
7975.00 7908.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2026 CNY/T daily