Actual
8,781.00
Daily Change
213.00 2.49%
Monthly
1.84%
Yearly
24.87%
Q4 Forecast
8,963.41
Polyethylene - Summary

Polyethylene rose to 8,781 CNY/T on October 9, 2026, up 2.49% from the previous day. Over the past month, Polyethylene's price has risen 1.84%, and is up 24.87% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity.

Polyethylene - Stats

Historically, Polyethylene reached an all time high of 16230.00 in June of 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for Polyethylene. Polyethylene - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on October 11 of 2026.

Polyethylene - Forecast

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 8963.41 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 9609.93 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 4,752.00 -117.00 -2.40% -8.24% 47.17% Oct/09
Cobalt 39,245.00 0 0% -10.17% -2.91% Oct/08
Lead 1,889.70 26.15 1.40% -0.66% -6.33% Oct/09
Aluminum 3,055.65 14.15 0.47% -6.83% 11.13% Oct/09
Tin 51,245.00 -2832 -5.22% -7.20% 38.28% Oct/08
Zinc 3,801.55 90.35 2.43% -1.91% 26.89% Oct/09
Nickel 15,700.00 150 0.96% -5.56% 3.19% Oct/09
Molybdenum 620.50 0 0% 0.49% 22.27% Oct/09
Palladium 1,150.00 24.50 2.18% -11.20% -19.52% Oct/09
Gallium 1,740.00 0 0% -1.97% 4.50% Oct/09
Germanium 27,250.00 0 0% 2.83% 91.23% Oct/09
Manganese 28.85 0 0% -0.69% -3.35% Oct/09
Indium 5,250.00 0 0% -0.94% 107.92% Oct/09
Kraft Pulp 4,876.00 88.00 1.84% 1.20% 1.41% Oct/09
Magnesium 16,550.00 -200 -1.19% -3.22% -5.43% Oct/09
Polyethylene 8,781.00 213.00 2.49% 1.84% 24.87% Oct/09
Polyvinyl 4,945.00 41.00 0.84% -2.89% 6.92% Oct/09
Polypropylene 9,284.00 210.00 2.31% 3.70% 39.32% Oct/09
Soda Ash 1,050.00 0 0% 0% -11.47% Oct/09
Neodymium 947,500.00 0 0% -0.79% 23.05% Oct/09
Tellurium 798.50 0 0% 0.13% 34.20% Oct/09
Urea 438.50 -2.50 -0.57% -2.61% 15.24% Oct/09
Di-ammonium 802.50 2.50 0.31% 0.31% 4.46% Oct/09
Rhodium 9,000.00 0 0% -8.40% 24.14% Oct/09


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
8781.00 8568.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2026 CNY/T daily