MOSCOW (MRC) -- April didn't bring serious activity to the market of pipe HDPE, demand is still weak. Difference in price for colored and uncolored pipe PE grew to record RUB 7.000 - 10.000/t, according to ICIS-MRC Price report.
The price offer for the Russian colored PE 80 is within the range RUB 67.000 - 68.500/t, including VAT, FCA, while colored PE 100 is offered on average for RUB 68.000 - 69.000/t, including VAT, FCA Kazan.
A distinctive feature of this year is a serious increase of production of uncolored pipe PE. Only in March Russian producers manufactured uncolored PE100 almost twice as much as colored. Price offer for the Russian uncolored PE100 is within the range RUB 57.500 - 61.500/t, including VAT, FCA. The difference in price compared to colored material is RUB 7.000 - 10.000/t (USD 250 - 350/mt), which is a considerable argument for many producers when choosing a feedstock for PE pipes production.