China Jan polypropylene homopolymer imports up 2.7% from Dec to 385,957 mt

Singapore (Platts)--26Feb2013/743 am EST/1243 GMT


China's polypropylene homopolymer imports increased 2.7% month on month in January to 385,957 mt, customs data released on Tuesday showed.

PP imports rose 36.5% year on year, the data showed.

Imports from Saudi Arabia edged up 3.3% from December to 97,675 mt while imports from South Korea slipped 2.9% month on month to 76,139 mt. South Korea and Saudi Arabia are the country's top two suppliers.

China's copolymer imports in January gained 15.8% from December to 137,130 mt, according to the data. This was over double the amount imported a year earlier. Imports from South Korea jumped 56% from December to 38,289 mt while imports from Taiwan climbed 20.1% month on month to 27,093 mt.

--Chen Huixin, huixin_chen@platts.com

--Edited by Maurice Geller, maurice_gbeller@platts.comjames_leech@platts.com



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