Price for Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene in Chile - 2024

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  1. Price for Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene in Chile (CIF) - 2022
  2. Imports of Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene in Chile

Price for Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene in Chile (CIF) - 2022

In 2022, the average import price for liquefied ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadienes amounted to $5,617 per ton, rising by 49% against the previous year. Overall, the import price, however, showed a abrupt slump. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2013 an increase of 144% against the previous year. As a result, import price attained the peak level of $25,489 per ton. From 2014 to 2022, the average import prices remained at a lower figure.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was Switzerland ($1,612,095 per ton), while the price for China ($15,059 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by the United States (+19.9%).

Imports of Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene in Chile

For the third year in a row, Chile recorded decline in purchases abroad of liquefied ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadienes, which decreased by -20.5% to 4 tons in 2022. Overall, imports recorded a abrupt shrinkage. The smallest decline of -9.5% was in 2020.

In value terms, imports of liquefied ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadienes soared to $23K in 2022. In general, imports showed a drastic downturn.

Import of Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene in Chile (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
United States14.82.236.80.4-70.0%
China14.110.520.80.2-75.8%
SwitzerlandN/AN/AN/AN/A0%
UruguayN/AN/AN/AN/A0%
OthersN/A3.5-38.422.0150.7%
Total28.916.319.222.7-7.7%

Top Suppliers of Liquefied Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene and Butadiene to Chile in 2022:

  1. China (15.0 kg)
  2. United States (6.0 kg)
  3. Switzerland (1.0 kg)
  4. Uruguay (1.0 kg)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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