HOUSTON: US July polypropylene (PP) exports rose again year on year from more shipments to Mexico, according to data obtained on Tuesday from the US International Trade Commission (ITC).
PP shipments to Mexico accounted for all of the increase and then some, rising almost 9%. In the first six months this year, PP exports accounted for about 6% of total North American production, according to data from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
US PP imports represented only a fraction of exports and not quite 1% of total production. Increased shipments from four sources – Israel, Colombia, Belgium and Canada – covered 86% of the import gain.
Major North American PP producers include LyondellBasell, ExxonMobil, INEOS, Total, Formosa, Braskem Americas, Pinnacle Polymers, Phillips 66 and Flint Hills Resources.
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