2016 PET TRADE OUTLOOK IN EU28

Maurizio Rizzo

Extra-EU28 imports and main Intra-EU28 trade

DisclaimerThe presentation contains information about PET trade

into EU28. The information is not advice, and should not be treated as such.

It is not represented, warranted, undertaken or

guaranteed that the information in the presentation is correct, accurate, complete or non-misleading and that the use of guidance in the presentation will lead to any particular future outcome or result whatsoever.

EU28 PET IMPORT STATISTICS

2016 vs. 2015 Dec YTDCN Code: 39076020 (up to Dec 2016)

PET in primary form having a VN ≥ 78 ml/g

IntroductionIn this first section of the presentation, you are going to

get a brief overview on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle grade imports in EU28, with particular emphasis on Italy, which, as you will see, represents the strongest importer among European Member States.

Main source of the data is Eurostat Comext database.

Imported volume in EU28 – Dec YTD

+17 % y-o-y

Imported volume in EU28 by month

Imported volume and CIF price

Weight Average CIF Price: 834 €/ton

Main importers

Main Partners (Exporting Countries)

Main Partners’ Competitiveness

Duties imposed on IndiaEU Import duty ERGA OMNES: 6,50%Tariff Preference (SPGL): 0%

Countervailing Duties by Producer:

1. Reliance Industries Ltd.: 69,39 €/ton2. Pearl Engineering Polymers Ltd: 74,60 €/ton3. SENPET Ltd: 22,00 €/ton4. Futura Polyesters Ltd: - 5. Dhunseri Petrochem Limited: 35,69 €/ton 6. Other: 69,40 €/ton

Imports into Italy by PartnerVolume in tons

Imported volume into Italy and CIF priceWeight Average CIF Price: 820 €/ton

EU28 PET INTRA TRADE STATISTICS (Producing Countries)

2016 Nov YTDCN Code: 39076020

PET in primary form having a VN ≥ 78 ml/g

IntroductionIn this second part of the presentation, you are going to get an

overview on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle grade exported from the EU Countries with an active PET production into the rest of EU28 Member States.

Since UK does not report any export data, in order to make the analysis consistent, just for this specific Country, declared imports from UK, by the rest of the EU Member States, have been taken into account.

Source of the data is Eurostat Comext database. Period: 2016 Nov YTD – For Lithuania and UK provisional December data included.

Estonia

Latvia

LithuaniaDenmark

Sweden

Finland

Austria

SloveniaCroatia

Romania

Bulgaria

Hungary

SlovakiaCzech Rep.

Poland

Italy

France

GermanyNetherlands

LuxembourgBelgium

Spain

Portugal

United Kindom

Ireland

Greece

CyprusMalta

List of the EU28 Member States which have an active production of PET *source: market intelligence

Producing Country

Active nameplate capacity*

(Ktons)

Belgium 429

Germany 395

Greece 80

Italy 257

Lithuania 549

Netherlands 390

Poland 218

Portugal 62

Spain 630

United Kingdom

367

Exports from BelgiumTotal volume (tons): 341.322

Exports from GermanyTotal volume (tons): 226.759

Exports from GreeceTotal volume (tons): 12.991

Exports from ItalyTotal volume (tons): 44.563

Exports from LithuaniaTotal volume (tons): 389.046

Exports from The NetherlandsTotal volume (tons): 411.274

Exports from PolandTotal volume (tons): 148.763

Exports from PortugalTotal volume (tons): 9.716

Exports from SpainTotal volume (tons): 167.022

Exports from UKTotal volume (tons): 75.157

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