US polyethylene exports surge 44% in 2019

MOSCOW (MRC) -- US polyethylene (PE) exports rose 11% in December to 858,634 metric tons, a new monthly high, reported Chemweek with referenceВ to US Commerce Department data released yesterday. PE exports from the US totaled 9.33 million metric tons (MMt) for the whole of 2019, up 2.84 MMt, 44%, over 2018.The export boom is a result of the dramatic expansion of North American PE capacit

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