Actual
7,609.00
Daily Change
-10.00 -0.13%
Monthly
-1.28%
Yearly
4.36%
Q3 Forecast
7,666.78
Polyethylene - Summary

Polyethylene fell to 7,609 CNY/T on August 28, 2026, down 0.13% from the previous day. Over the past month, Polyethylene's price has fallen 1.28%, but it is still 4.36% higher than a year ago, 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 in June of 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for Polyethylene. Polyethylene - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on August 28 of 2026.

Polyethylene - Forecast

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 7666.78 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 8239.79 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 4,643.00 117.00 2.59% 12.01% 33.00% Aug/28
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 0% 68.86% Aug/27
Lead 1,916.88 -3.00 -0.16% 0.65% -4.04% Aug/28
Aluminum 3,236.00 -0.45 -0.01% 1.81% 23.50% Aug/28
Tin 54,827.00 -1025 -1.84% 0.89% 58.68% Aug/26
Zinc 3,929.00 53.45 1.38% 9.88% 39.00% Aug/28
Nickel 16,862.38 -13 -0.07% -1.62% 9.46% Aug/28
Molybdenum 617.50 -5.00 -0.80% 0% 18.75% Aug/28
Palladium 1,376.00 37.00 2.76% 9.86% 24.41% Aug/28
Gallium 1,785.00 -10.00 -0.56% -3.77% 11.22% Aug/28
Germanium 25,500.00 0 0% 7.37% 77.08% Aug/28
Manganese 28.75 0 0% -1.71% -3.04% Aug/28
Indium 5,350.00 0 0% -2.73% 111.88% Aug/28
Kraft Pulp 4,806.00 -10.00 -0.21% 0.71% -2.52% Aug/27
Magnesium 16,800.00 0 0% -1.18% -6.93% Aug/28
Polyethylene 7,609.00 -10.00 -0.13% -1.28% 4.36% Aug/28
Polyvinyl 4,463.00 7.00 0.16% -1.52% -6.00% Aug/28
Polypropylene 7,860.00 0 0% -4.01% 13.24% Aug/28
Soda Ash 1,030.00 0 0% -6.36% -14.88% Aug/27
Neodymium 955,000.00 -2500 -0.26% -3.54% 21.66% Aug/28
Tellurium 797.50 -7.50 -0.93% -1.85% 36.32% Aug/28
Urea 420.00 6.00 1.45% -3.45% 1.45% Aug/27
Di-ammonium 790.00 -2.50 -0.32% -1.25% 0.32% Aug/27
Rhodium 8,850.00 25 0.28% 7.27% 23.78% Aug/28


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
7609.00 7619.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2026 CNY/T daily