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India Recycled PE: Prices continue to hold steady amid cautious demand / White-grade material holds at 130 rupees/kg / Food-grade approval gap keeps demand low

Aug 29, 2026

the Indian recycled high-density polyethylene blow molding pellets at 99 rupees/kg, steady week over week on Aug. 26. The applies to non-food-grade, black, deodorized pellets with a melt flow index of 0.3-0.7, tested using a 2.16-kg sample, which was also steady week over week amid unchanged market fundamentals. While demand held steady, the lack of a stringent mandate for food-grade packaging kept demand price-driven, several recyclers said, amid volatile, firm virgin HDPE blow-molding prices and tight virgin material supply in India due to ongoing developments in the Middle East. One recycler added that buyers remained concerned that demand would drop significantly if virgin prices fell. Another recycler echoed the sentiment, stating that despite holding prices steady over the last several weeks, demand remained fairly lackluster. However, several brand owners attributed...

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