Asian Recycled HDPE: Prices edge slightly on tight scrap supplies / Recycled HDPE prices climb $10/mt on week / Scrap shortage forces recyclers to hike rates / Post-Deepavali demand slowdown caps gains

Oct 17, 2026

Asian recycled HDPE prices continued to rise during the week amid feedstock supply constraints. Asian recycled HDPE clear film pellets at $940/mt FOB Southeast Asia on Oct. 14, up $10/mt week over week. Asian recycled HDPE black blow-moulding pellets at $585/mt FOB Southeast Asia on Oct. 14, also up $10/mt week over week. Prices rose as post-industrial recycled (PIR) recyclers in Southeast Asia raised their offers amid constrained supplies of post- industrial polymer scrap. One Singapore-based PIR recycler said “many PE producers in Singapore and Malaysia have reduced run rates amidst weak margins” and therefore “our usual suppliers do not have enough to sell to us.” Another Malaysia-based PIR recycler said: “Selling prices have to be higher even if there [are] no buyers.” The recycler added that “buyers have to...

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