Asian Recycled LDPE: Prices steady despite feedstock constraints / Asian recycled LDPE prices hold steady at $940/mt / Bale supply tightens from weather, virgin production cuts / Brand recycled content goals drive current demand

Oct 29, 2026

The Asian recycled LDPE market prices remained stable in the week to Oct. 28, on stable supply and demand situation. Asian recycled low-density polyethylene natural film stable week over week at $950/mt on Oct. 28. Bale price increases were fairly limited during the week, despite rainy weather, which has constrained PCR bale availability in the past weeks. Lower virgin production rates had also limited the availability of PIR feedstock. "HDPE bale prices had gone up slightly but not to the same extent [as PET and PP]," one Thai recycler said. A UNV2-based trader added that Asian scrap prices had risen, but recycled polyethylene prices had yet to increase during the week. The Thai recycler indicated that the current demand is mostly driven by brand owners focusing on recycled content goals....

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