Polyethylene rose to 8,408 CNY/T on April 29, 2026, up 1.51% from the previous day. Over the past month, Polyethylene's price has fallen 6.76%, but it is still 14.99% 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 April 29 of 2026.

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 8247.92 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 8725.48 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 4,389.00 6.00 0.14% -4.48% 27.96% Apr/29
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 0% 67.03% Apr/28
Lead 1,962.45 3.40 0.17% 2.69% 0.21% Apr/29
Aluminum 3,539.50 -41.30 -1.15% 3.15% 43.42% Apr/28
Tin 49,336.00 -995 -1.98% 5.57% 54.07% Apr/27
Zinc 3,370.45 -0.70 -0.02% 5.31% 30.38% Apr/29
Nickel 19,525.00 45 0.23% 12.70% 27.36% Apr/29
Molybdenum 575.00 10.00 1.77% 7.48% 25.96% Apr/28
Palladium 1,452.00 -18.00 -1.22% 1.36% 55.88% Apr/29
Gallium 2,075.00 0 0% -2.35% 16.90% Apr/28
Germanium 17,750.00 0 0% 10.94% 15.26% Apr/28
Manganese 34.05 0 0% -7.85% 10.73% Apr/28
Indium 4,350.00 0 0% 2.35% 62.31% Apr/28
Kraft Pulp 5,040.00 -30.00 -0.59% -3.00% -5.55% Apr/28
Magnesium 17,600.00 0 0% -2.49% 0% Apr/28
Polyethylene 8,408.00 125.00 1.51% -6.76% 14.99% Apr/29
Polyvinyl 5,281.00 79.00 1.52% -6.66% 9.95% Apr/29
Polypropylene 8,738.00 108.00 1.25% -7.96% 22.24% Apr/29
Soda Ash 1,222.00 0 0% 0.83% -13.21% Apr/28
Neodymium 1,025,000.00 -10000 -0.97% 5.67% 98.07% Apr/28
Tellurium 782.50 2.50 0.32% 0.97% 5.74% Apr/28
Urea 687.75 -2.75 -0.40% -0.33% 50.33% Apr/28
Di-ammonium 725.00 0 0% 4.69% 13.28% Apr/28
Rhodium 10,000.00 0 0% -3.85% 86.05% Apr/29


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
8408.00 8283.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2026 CNY/T daily