Asian Recycled LDPE: Prices hold steady amid weak demand / Weak converter demand slows market activity / Virgin LDPE drops $30/mt, pressures sentiment

Oct 03, 2026

Asian recycled LDPE prices remained stable over the week to Sept. 30, amid weak buying demand Asian recycled high-density polyethylene natural film pellets stable week over week at $915/mt FOB Southeast Asia Sept. 30. The ICE Brent front-month futures fell $0.06/b week over week at $103.02/bl as of 4.30 pm Singapore time. However, future prices were volatile across the week, with prices closing as high as $106.60/b on Sept. 24. Fundamentally, the “market demand and supply levels remained stable,” a Hong Kong-based recycler said. On the demand side, buying sentiment among converters remained weak amid “slow demand for end products,” a Malaysiabased recycler said. In the virgin LDPE markets, LDPE G-P CFR SE Asia Weekly down $30/mt week over week at $1,590/ mt Sept. 30. Lower virgin LDPE prices continued...

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