The market for polymers is experiencing good days now. The relative rise in supply volumes on the stock exchange market (IME), along with the lack of tangible growth in base prices as well as the close proximity to the end of the year, and, of course, increased demand for final products and polymeric materials, led to the growth of attractive polymers.
In the last week, the trade volume of polymers rose by 8% and reached to nearly 76,000 tons, the highest since the end of last Iranian calendar year (1396). This point should be considered very important because it shows that the market is strongly encouraged to buy raw materials in a situation where the attractiveness of mediators and speculation has declined slightly, indicating the favourable situation of production in the downstream industries.
On the other hand, due to the fluctuation in the US$ market value in recent months, the imported material market has either been limited or can’t be found easily because of limiting its supply. The same has provided attractive opportunities for domestic converters to boost their production volume in order to feeding domestic markets as well as regional markets and to record new successes. This situation is evident in the fact that the free market for polymers benefits from a relative relaxation, and given the high volume of trade in polymers in the last 4 weeks, we see a sufficient supply of raw materials from the market, which has so far prevented from rise in prices, even with the rise of base prices by PDID (as we reported last week).
During last week, we saw a 9% increase in the supply of polymers, but the volume of demand fell by more than 2% in the stock market. This signal suggests that the probability of low supply of attractive grades should be taken in consideration, because, the demand rejection should have a logical reason. Of course, if the total supply volumes are high, the market will not tend to compete for higher volume purchasing and price growth, and this signal will limit the attractiveness of the influx of demand. As a typical example we may consider some materials like film grades of HDPE, PET and PET bottles, plus PP for which we saw a decline in trading volumes compared to the previous week, which could justify a decline in demand in the stock market. Of course, other grades in this area were faced with the growth of trading, which is an important driver of price growth, but the attractive grades mentioned have their own particular conditions.
The following table shows the total trade volume for last week (Feb. 2nd-8th, 2019) at the IME hall in 156 times of deals. All prices are in Iranian Rials.
| Commodity | Symbol | Min. Offering Price | Highest Sold Price | Offering Volume (tone) | Offering Volume (tone) | Traded Volume (tone) |
| ABS | TABC-ABSSV0157W2901L-00 | 118,217 | 118,217 | 200 | 220 | 200 |
| ABS N50 | GBPC-ABS50NWP-00 | 126,679 | 133,459 | 30 | 140 | 30 |
| ABS SD0150 | TABC-ABSSD0150PP-00 | 113,400 | 114,296 | 300 | 340 | 300 |
| EPS | ENPC-PSEPSFJ-031 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EPS | ENPC-PSEPSOSJ-031 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EPS SE1000 | BAN-PSESE1000J-00 | 102,699 | 103,089 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| EPS SE2000 | BAN-PSESE2000J-00 | 128,239 | 130,562 | 30 | 120 | 30 |
| EPS SE3000 | BAN-PSSE3000J-00 | 98,680 | 98,680 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| EPS SE3000 | BAN-PSSE3000J-00 | 98,680 | 98,680 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| EPS SE3000 | BAN-PSSE4000J-00 | 96,853 | 96,853 | 400 | 20 | 20 |
| GPPS | TABC-PSGPPSFG1460J-00 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GPPS | TABC-PSGPPS1540NP-00 | 95,391 | 95,391 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| GPPS | TABC-PSGPPS1540NP-00 | 95,391 | 95,391 | 803 | 385 | 363 |
| GPPS G1551 | PTJP-PSGPPSG1551PP-00 | 98,341 | 98,341 | 400 | 10 | 10 |
| GPPS MP08 | MPG-PSGPMP08L-00 | 98,341 | 98,341 | 100 | 10 | 10 |
| HDPE | LOR-HD52B18P-00 | 75,996 | 75,996 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| HDPE | LOR-HD52B18P-00 | 75,996 | 75,996 | 1,008 | 48 | 24 |
| HDPE | LOR-HD52B18WP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 0 | 192 | 192 |
| HDPE | LOR-HD52B18WP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 1,008 | 168 | 24 |
| HDPE HI0500 | IPC-HDHI0500PP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 3,000 | 640 | 640 |
| HDPE HI0500 | IPC-HDHI0500PP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 3,000 | 640 | 640 |
| HDPE 52518 | JPC-HD52518PP-00 | 77,579 | 77,946 | 1,012 | 1,452 | 1,012 |
| HDPE 62N07UV | LOR-HD62N07UVWP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| HDPE 62N07UV | LOR-HD62N07UVWP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| HDPE 62N07UV | LOR-HD62N07UVWP-00 | 74,175 | 74,175 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
| HDPE 62N07UV | LOR-HD62N07UVWP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 2,400 | 480 | 432 |
| HDPE 7000F | MEPC-HD7000FWP-00 | 79,731 | 79,731 | 0 | 330 | 330 |
| HDPE 7000F | MEPC-HD7000FWP-00 | 79,731 | 79,731 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| HDPE 7000F | MEPC-HD7000FWP-00 | 79,731 | 79,731 | 2,508 | 1,771 | 1,705 |
| HDPE BL3 | KEPE-HDBL3WP-00 | 78,799 | 79,010 | 4,032 | 4,224 | 4,032 |
| HDPE BL3 | MPC-HDBL3L-00 | 82,000 | 82,962 | 660 | 1,408 | 660 |
| HDPE CRP100B | SHPC-HDCRP100BWP-00 | 114,829 | 116,219 | 1,000 | 3,020 | 1,000 |
| HDPE CRP100N | JPC-HDCRP100NPP-00 | 91,889 | 92,839 | 4,004 | 5,588 | 4,004 |
| HDPE CRP100N | MPC-HDCRP100NL-00 | 93,889 | 94,559 | 308 | 1,012 | 308 |
| HDPE EX3 | PAM-HDEX3L-00 | 91,801 | 92,793 | 2,200 | 3,310 | 2,200 |
| HDPE EX5 | MPC-HDEX5L-00 | 308 | 22 | 0 | ||
| HDPE EX5 | JPC-HDEX5PP-00 | 79,731 | 79,731 | 1,012 | 352 | 308 |
| HDPE EX5 | KEPE-HDEX5WP-00 | 79,452 | 79,452 | 0 | 552 | 552 |
| HDPE HF5110 | ASPC-HDHF5110WP-00 | 79,731 | 79,731 | 0 | 286 | 286 |
| HDPE HF5110 | ASPC-HDHF5110WP-00 | 79,731 | 79,731 | 880 | 484 | 330 |
| HDPE HI0500 | IPC-HDHI0500PP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| HDPE HI0500 | IPC-HDHI0500PP-00 | 74,470 | 74,470 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| HDPE HI0500 | IPC-HDHI0500PP-00 | 74,175 | 74,175 | 0 | 620 | 620 |
| HIPS | TABC-PSHIPS7240NP-00 | 103,219 | 103,455 | 1,199 | 1,331 | 1,199 |
| HIPS 4512 | MBIG- PSHIPS4512L-00 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LD 0075 | IPC-LDLH0075J-00 | 78,289 | 78,809 | 200 | 290 | 200 |
| LDPE 1922T | ASPC-LDEP1922TWP-00 | 78,382 | 78,382 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| LDPE 1922T | LPC-LDEP1922TWP-00 | 78,382 | 78,382 | 220 | 66 | 66 |
| LDPE 1922T | LPC-LDEP1922TWP-00 | 78,382 | 78,382 | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| LDPE 1922T | LPC-LDEP1922TWP-00 | 78,071 | 78,071 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| LDPE 1922T | LPC-LDEP1922TWP-00 | 78,071 | 78,071 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| LDPE 2100TN00 | LPC-LD2100TN00WP-00 | 80,710 | 80,710 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| LDPE 2100TN00 | LPC-LD2100TN00WP-00 | 80,710 | 80,710 | 220 | 198 | 198 |
| LDPE 2102TX00 | LPC-LD2102TX00WP-00 | 77,606 | 77,645 | 968 | 1,034 | 968 |
| LDPE 2420E02 | KRD-LD2420E02WP-00 | 77,606 | 77,606 | 1,200 | 456 | 288 |
| LDPE 2420E02 | KRD-LD2420E02WP-00 | 77,606 | 77,606 | 0 | 528 | 528 |
| LDPE 2420E02 | KRD-LD2420E02WP-00 | 77,298 | 77,298 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| LDPE 2420E02 | KRD-LD2420E02WP-00 | 77,606 | 77,606 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
| LDPE 2420F3 | KRD-LD2420F3PP-00 | 77,194 | 77,194 | 0 | 240 | 240 |
| LDPE 2420F3 | KRD-LD2420F3PP-00 | 77,194 | 77,194 | 600 | 288 | 240 |
| LDPE 2420F3 | KRD-LD2420F3WP-00 | 76,889 | 76,889 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| LDPE 2420F8 | KRD-LD2420F8WP-00 | 77,606 | 77,606 | 600 | 192 | 96 |
| LDPE 2420F8 | KRD-LD2420F8WP-00 | 75,752 | 75,752 | 0 | 168 | 168 |
| LDPE 2420F8 | KRD-LD2420F8WP-00 | 77,606 | 77,606 | 0 | 192 | 192 |
| LDPE LF0190 | ASPC-LDLF0190WP-00 | 80,999 | 81,424 | 1,012 | 1,848 | 1,012 |
| LDPE LF0200 | IPC-LDLF0200PP-00 | 83,555 | 83,997 | 1,000 | 2,330 | 1,000 |
| LDPE LH0075 | IPC-LDLH0075PP-00 | 84,689 | 85,277 | 1,000 | 2,360 | 1,000 |
| LLDPE | PAM-LLD0209AAWP-00 | 81,599 | 82,353 | 3,982 | 5,522 | 3,982 |
| LLDPE | SHPC-LLD0209AAWP-00 | 77,620 | 78,824 | 600 | 1,020 | 600 |
| LLDPE | MAPE-LLD22B01KJP-00 | 76,843 | 76,843 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| LLDPE | MAPE-LLD22B01KJP-00 | 76,843 | 76,843 | 360 | 24 | 24 |
| LLDPE | MAPE-LLD22B02KJP-00 | 288 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LLDPE 22B01 | MAPE-LLD22B01WP-00 | 76,462 | 76,462 | 432 | 120 | 96 |
| LLDPE 22B02 | MAPE-LLD22B02WP-00 | 76,462 | 76,462 | 1,200 | 648 | 552 |
| LLDPE 22B02 | MAPE-LLD22B02WP-00 | 76,462 | 76,462 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| LLDPE 22B02 | MAPE-LLD22B02WP-00 | 76,462 | 76,462 | 0 | 168 | 168 |
| LLDPE 22B03 | MAPE-LLD22B03WP-00 | 75,702 | 75,702 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| LLDPE 22B03 | MAPE-LLD22B03WP-00 | 480 | 24 | 0 | ||
| LMDPE 3840UA | TABC-MD3840UAPP-00 | 81,259 | 81,673 | 750 | 1,370 | 750 |
| MDPE | SHPC-MD3840PJ-00 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PBR 1220 | TJPC-PBR1220MP-00 | 113,949 | 113,949 | 504 | 441 | 441 |
| PBR 1220 | SHPC-PBR1220WWP-00 | 113,949 | 113,949 | 504 | 282/24 | 282/24 |
| PC | KZPC-PGPC0407ZP-00 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PC 0710 | KZPC-PGPC0710ZP-603 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 1,000 | 150 | 150 |
| PC 0710 | KZPC-PGPC0710ZP-603 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| PET BG785 | PTC-PETBG785J-00 | 117,368 | 118,278 | 1,012 | 1,826 | 1,012 |
| PET BG825 | PTC-PETBG825J-00 | 120,021 | 120,021 | 88 | 44 | 44 |
| PET BG825 | PTC-PETBG825J-00 | 114,555 | 117,951 | 1,914 | 2,222 | 1,914 |
| PET TEXTILE GRADE641 | PTC-PETTG641J-00 | 106,894 | 106,956 | 1,199 | 1,771 | 1,199 |
| PET TG645 | PTC-PETTG645J-00 | 105,894 | 105,940 | 1,199 | 1,826 | 1,199 |
| PET TG645 | PTC-PETTG645J-00 | 103,170 | 103,170 | 297 | 297 | 297 |
| PET BG781 | PTC-PETBG781J-00 | 123,509 | 124,967 | 1,496 | 3,025 | 1,496 |
| PET Super Bright TG645 | PTC-PETTGSUB645J-00 | 99,309 | 99,309 | 1,199 | 1,199 | 1,199 |
| PET Super Bright TG645 | PTC-PETTGSUB645J-00 | 103,824 | 103,824 | 297 | 297 | 297 |
| PET TEXTILE GRADE 641 | PTC-PETTG641J-00 | 107,570 | 107,570 | 297 | 297 | 297 |
| PP | NZCH-PPZRCT230CJ-00 | 119,239 | 120,781 | 63 | 126 | 63 |
| PP | NZCH-PPZB548RJ-00 | 148,999 | 149,966 | 105 | 714 | 105 |
| PP – ZH510L | NZCH-PPZH510LJ-00 | 84,159 | 85,241 | 315 | 420 | 315 |
| PP – ZH550J | NZCH-PPZH550JJ-00 | 82,718 | 82,718 | 294 | 294 | 294 |
| PP C30G | MPC-PPC30GL-00 | 96,490 | 97,161 | 440 | 902 | 440 |
| PP EP440G | JPPC-PPEP440GWP-00 | 103,490 | 104,245 | 330 | 528 | 330 |
| PP EPX3130UV | JPPC-PPEPX3130UVWP-00 | 105,555 | 106,134 | 110 | 264 | 110 |
| PP EXT. C30S | MPC-PPC30SL-00 | 92,333 | 93,950 | 1,144 | 1,980 | 1,144 |
| PP EXT. C30S | MPC-PPC30SJ-00 | 93,555 | 95,111 | 147 | 567 | 147 |
| PP HP510L | JPPC-PPHP510LWP-00 | 85,019 | 86,383 | 3,300 | 3,850 | 3,300 |
| PP HP525J | JPPC-PPHP525JWP-00 | 83,481 | 105,125 | 3,498 | 4,136 | 3,498 |
| PP HP550J | JPPC-PPHP550JWP-00 | 85,000 | 86,885 | 1,488 | 1,944 | 1,488 |
| PP HP552R | MPC-PPHP552RL-00 | 89,999 | 90,299 | 396 | 660 | 396 |
| PP HP552R | JPPC-PPHP552RWP-00 | 84,988 | 87,436 | 1,992 | 2,664 | 1,992 |
| PP MR332C | MPC-PPMR230CL-00 | 120,239 | 120,462 | 374 | 1,122 | 374 |
| PP RG1102L | RJCO-PP1102LJ-00 | 83,800 | 85,706 | 525 | 609 | 525 |
| PP RG1102XL | RJCO-PPRG1102XLJ-00 | 86,666 | 89,950 | 903 | 1,617 | 903 |
| PP SF060 | PNCO-PPSF060J-00 | 93,000 | 94,851 | 924 | 1,806 | 924 |
| PP Z30S | MPC-PPZ30SL-00 | 91,290 | 93,548 | 880 | 1,276 | 880 |
| PP Z30S | MPC-PPZ30SJ-00 | 85,279 | 85,964 | 210 | 357 | 210 |
| PP ZB332C | NZCH-PPZB332CJ-00 | 108,890 | 109,871 | 126 | 273 | 126 |
| PP ZH515MA | NZCH-PPZH515MAJ-00 | 116,469 | 116,886 | 126 | 315 | 126 |
| PP ZR230C | NZCH-PPZR230CJ-00 | 118,509 | 119,058 | 126 | 462 | 126 |
| PP ZR340R | NZCH-PPZR340RJ-00 | 137,000 | 137,447 | 210 | 861 | 210 |
| PP-552R | NZCH-PPZH552RJ-00 | 93,420 | 96,612 | 756 | 1,260 | 756 |
| PS SELF RETARDING F200 | ENPC-PSSEF200J-079 | 95,016 | 95,016 | 50 | 30 | 30 |
| PS SELF RETARDING F200 | ENPC-PSSEF200J-079 | 95,016 | 95,016 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| PS SELF RETARDING F300 | ENPC-PSSEF300J-079 | 95,016 | 95,016 | 100 | 20 | 20 |
| PS SELF RETARDING F400 | ENPC-PSSEF400J-079 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PS SELF RETARDING SE350 | SAPE-PSSE350J-00 | 80 | 20 | 0 | ||
| PS-400C | TABC-PSE400CJ-00 | 124,009 | 125,727 | 40 | 130 | 40 |
| PSE 200 | TABC-PSE200J-00 | 132,459 | 133,215 | 100 | 300 | 100 |
| PSE 300C | TABC-PSE300J-00 | 135,000 | 135,534 | 120 | 280 | 120 |
| PVC E6832 | ARCO-PVCE6834PP-00 | 66,677 | 66,677 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| PVC E6832 | ARCO-PVCE6834PP-00 | 66,943 | 66,943 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| PVC E | ARCO-PVCE7044P-00 | 67,206 | 67,206 | 704 | 66 | 66 |
| PVC E6832 | ARCO-PVCE6834PP-00 | 66,943 | 66,943 | 704 | 88 | 88 |
| PVC E6832 | ARCO-PVCE6834PP-00 | 66,677 | 66,677 | 352 | 88 | 88 |
| PVC E6832 | ARCO-PVCE6834PP-00 | 66,943 | 66,943 | 0 | 242 | 242 |
| PVC S57 | APCO-PVCS57WP-00 | 70,257 | 70,257 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| PVC S57 | APCO-PVCS57WP-00 | 70,257 | 70,257 | 500 | 525 | 355 |
| PVC S57 | APCO-PVCS57WP-00 | 70,257 | 70,257 | 0 | 140 | 140 |
| PVC S60 | IPC-PVCS60PP-00 | 68,931 | 68,931 | 3,014 | 242 | 220 |
| PVC S60 | IPC-PVCS60PP-00 | 68,931 | 68,931 | 0 | 132 | 132 |
| PVC S60 | IPC-PVCS60PP-00 | 68,931 | 68,931 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| PVC S60 | IPC-PVCS60PP-00 | 68,658 | 68,658 | 0 | 1,254 | 1,254 |
| PVC S60 | IPC-PVCS60PP-00 | 68,931 | 68,931 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65J-00 | 63,006 | 63,006 | 0 | 220 | 220 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65J-00 | 63,006 | 63,006 | 3,000 | 2,790 | 2,210 |
| PVC S65 | IPC-PVCS65PP-00 | 67,555 | 67,817 | 1,001 | 2,629 | 1,001 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65WP-00 | 64,955 | 64,955 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65WP-00 | 64,955 | 64,955 | 3,982 | 3,597 | 2,563 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65J-00 | 63,006 | 63,006 | 0 | 360 | 360 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65WP-00 | 64,955 | 64,955 | 0 | 891 | 891 |
| PVC S65 | GPC-PVCS65J-00 | 64,955 | 64,955 | 1,400 | 1,560 | 1,400 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65J-00 | 63,006 | 63,006 | 0 | 210 | 210 |
| PVC S65 | ARCO-PVCS65WP-00 | 64,955 | 64,955 | 0 | 319 | 319 |
| SBR 1502 | IPC-LSBR1502WP-00 | 111,059 | 111,059 | 500/5 | 500/5 | 500/5 |
| SBR 1502 | IPC-LSBR1502MP-00 | 111,059 | 111,059 | 294 | 294 | 294 |
| SOLID EPOXY RESIN SOLUTION IN MIXED XYLENE E1-75 | KZPC-ERE1X75SSG-603 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 211/2 | 17/6 | 17/6 |
| SPECIAL LIQUID EPOXY RESIN E06 | KZPC-ERE06LSPLG-603 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 211/2 | 39/6 | 22 |
| SPECIAL LIQUID EPOXY RESIN E06 | KZPC-ERE06LSPLG-603 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 0 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
