Live GPPS & HIPS Price Trends: India Insights

Asian PS: Prices fall on lower offers, lack of feedstock cost support / HIPS demand heard better than GPPS due to support from toys industry / China PS operating rate down 1.91% WOW; EPS operating rate up 3.82% WOW

Jun 08, 2026

General-purpose polystyrene CFR China and CFR Southeast Asia markers at $1,030/mt and $1,040/ mt, respectively Sept. 24, both down $20/mt from the last assessment. high-impact polystyrene CFR China and CFR Southeast Asia markers at $1,130/mt and $1,140/mt, respectively Sept. 24, both down $15/mt from the previous assessment. Producers broadly lowered offer levels this week, citing weak feedstock styrene and poor demand as the key reasons. "In terms of exports to Southeast Asia, we are selling more volumes to Vietnam now. But with more and more Chinese cargoes entering the Southeast Asia market, I believe producers are competing on price levels now," a polystyrene producer in Northeast Asia said. Another polystyrene producer in Northeast Asia said, "HIPS demand seems to be better than GPPS now. It seems like HIPS demand still...

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