Polyethylene fell to 6,737 CNY/T on February 26, 2026, down 0.94% from the previous day. Over the past month, Polyethylene's price has fallen 0.03%, and is down 16.82% compared to the same time last year, 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 February 26 of 2026.

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 6651.95 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 6409.75 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 3,343.00 12.00 0.36% 0.42% -8.84% Feb/26
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 0% 152.65% Feb/25
Lead 1,983.35 -14.10 -0.71% -2.09% -1.38% Feb/26
Aluminum 3,148.10 -27.30 -0.86% -1.94% 19.43% Feb/26
Tin 53,698.00 3398 6.76% -0.98% 65.71% Feb/25
Zinc 3,372.80 -15.95 -0.47% 0.35% 19.84% Feb/26
Nickel 17,730.00 -315 -1.75% -2.77% 12.32% Feb/26
Molybdenum 530.00 5.00 0.95% 3.92% 13.01% Feb/26
Palladium 1,774.00 -67.00 -3.65% -5.66% 97.55% Feb/26
Gallium 1,805.00 0 0% 0% 3.44% Feb/26
Germanium 14,600.00 0 0% 4.29% -8.46% Feb/26
Manganese 31.55 0 0% 0% 4.30% Feb/26
Indium 4,750.00 100 2.15% 23.38% 83.04% Feb/26
Kraft Pulp 5,314.00 -50.00 -0.93% -0.19% -9.78% Feb/26
Magnesium 17,500.00 50 0.29% 1.16% 5.74% Feb/26
Polyethylene 6,737.00 -64.00 -0.94% -0.03% -16.82% Feb/26
Polyvinyl 4,893.00 -66.00 -1.33% 4.24% 0.80% Feb/26
Polypropylene 6,730.00 -5.00 -0.07% 2.06% -8.00% Feb/26
Soda Ash 1,182.00 0 0% -2.15% -19.04% Feb/26
Neodymium 1,145,000.00 0 0% 30.86% 103.74% Feb/26
Tellurium 775.00 0 0% 3.33% 11.51% Feb/26
Urea 469.00 -1.00 -0.21% 15.02% 20.10% Feb/25
Di-ammonium 627.50 0 0% 1.21% 4.15% Feb/25
Rhodium 11,950.00 -150 -1.24% 10.90% 154.26% Feb/26


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
6737.00 6801.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2026 CNY/T daily