Asian Recycled HDPE: Prices rise on virgin cost pressures / Malaysian recyclers raise prices to maintain margins / Virgin HDPE film climbs $60/mt since Sept / EU plastic-waste ban prompts sourcing shift

Oct 12, 2026

Asian recycled HDPE prices rose slightly in the week to Oct. 7 due to higher virgin HDPE prices. Asian recycled high-density polyethylene natural film pellets $20 per metric ton higher week over week at $930/mt FOB Southeast Asia Oct. 7. Asian recycled HDPE black blow molding pellets $20/mt higher week over week at $575/mt FOB, Southeast Asia on Oct. 7. A recycler based in Malaysia said prices had to be raised despite persistently weak demand because of higher virgin HDPE prices. The recycler added that supply and demand fundamentals remained unchanged from the previous week, but sellers had to raise prices slightly to maintain margins. HDPE film at $1,280/mt cost and freight Southeast Asia on Oct. 7, up $60/mt from the start of September. In regulatory news, the EU’s ban...

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