Polyethylene fell to 6,794 CNY/T on February 2, 2026, down 1.51% from the previous day. Over the past month, Polyethylene's price has risen 7.60%, but it is still 13.30% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity.

Historically, Polyethylene reached an all time high of 16230 in June of 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for Polyethylene. Polyethylene - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on February 3 of 2026.

Polyethylene is expected to trade at 6852.78 CNY/T by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 6626.22 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Bitumen 3,303.00 -163.00 -4.70% 4.10% -13.01% Feb/02
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 5.50% 161.21% Feb/02
Lead 1,974.45 1.20 0.06% -2.46% 0.18% Feb/03
Aluminum 3,054.20 -63.45 -2.04% -1.08% 16.30% Feb/02
Tin 51,955.00 -3129 -5.68% 28.11% 72.60% Jan/30
Zinc 3,364.55 43.35 1.31% 4.92% 19.59% Feb/03
Nickel 17,194.50 150 0.88% -0.55% 12.09% Feb/03
Molybdenum 510.00 0 0% 12.71% 8.74% Jan/30
Palladium 1,764.00 59.00 3.46% -0.09% 75.96% Feb/03
Gallium 1,805.00 0 0% 9.39% 0% Feb/02
Germanium 14,250.00 0 0% 5.56% -14.93% Jan/30
Manganese 31.55 0 0% 4.30% 7.86% Jan/30
Indium 4,750.00 200 4.40% 68.14% 82.34% Feb/02
Kraft Pulp 5,282.00 -20.00 -0.38% -3.33% -14.25% Feb/02
Magnesium 17,650.00 0 0% 5.37% 3.82% Feb/02
Polyethylene 6,794.00 -104.00 -1.51% 7.60% -13.30% Feb/02
Polyvinyl 4,817.00 50.00 1.05% 7.04% -0.70% Feb/02
Polypropylene 6,685.00 -69.00 -1.02% 7.49% -8.37% Feb/02
Soda Ash 1,208.00 0 0% -1.79% -19.14% Feb/02
Neodymium 965,000.00 30000 3.21% 28.24% 88.29% Jan/30
Tellurium 750.00 0 0% 2.74% 11.11% Jan/30
Urea 442.50 2.50 0.57% 13.32% 12.74% Feb/02
Di-ammonium 625.00 0 0% 0% 6.75% Feb/02
Rhodium 10,550.00 -500 -4.52% 8.48% 126.88% Feb/02


Polyethylene
Polyethylene is a member of the family of polyolefin resins. It is the most widely used plastic globally and often finds use in typical applications like bottles, bags, toys, and tubes. Polyethylene futures are widely traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), and the standard contract size is 5 tonnes. Futures contracts for Polyethylene are financial instruments that allow producers, large consumers, and speculators, to offset or assume the risk of a price change of holding a quantity of Polyethylene over time. Prices for Polyethylene displayed in Trading Economics are based on over-the-counter (OTC) and contract for difference (CFD) financial instruments.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6794.00 6898.00 16230.00 5455.00 2007 - 2026 CNY/T daily