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India Recycled PE: Prices continue range-bound despite higher virgin prices / Recyclers looking to decouple virgin, recycled price moves / If situation persists, prices may rise soon: trader

Aug 03, 2026

Recycled polyolefin prices in India remained rangebound in the week ending July 28, as the war in the Middle East continues to keep markets volatile and affect sentiment Despite limited availability and higher virgin prices, recycled HDPE blow molding unchanged week over week at Rupees 99/kilogram. virgin HDPE blow-molding grade at $1,280/ metric ton CFR South Asia, up $60/mt week over week. Domestic producers said they expect prices to rise over the coming weeks. A trader said they “would like to take advantage of higher demand instead of increasing prices,” but several recyclers noted they want to break the link between recycled prices and movements in virgin prices as they believe these product prices should move toward decoupling. The recyclers’ view is that when recycled prices drop, end users expect...

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