US polypropylene production rises to 648,000 mt in May

11-Jun-14

US polypropylene production in May rose to almost 1.43 bln lbs (648,000 mt), up more than 84 mln lbs from the final April total of 1.34 bln lbs, preliminary data from the American Chemistry Council showed, as per Platts. This would push year-to-date production to more than 6.78 bln lbs (3,026,257 mt). Preliminary sales and captive use in May were reported at almost 1.43 bln lbs (648,556 mt), up 70.6 mln from the previous month, while exports were at 34.28 mln lbs (15,000 mt), up 9.08 mln from April.