Price for Vinyl Chloride Polymers; Waste, Parings and Scrap in Paraguay - 2023

Price for Vinyl Chloride Polymers; Waste, Parings and Scrap in Paraguay (CIF) - 2022

In 2022, the average import price for vinyl chloride polymers; waste, parings and scraps amounted to $558 per ton, reducing by -54.1% against the previous year. Overall, the import price saw a relatively flat trend pattern. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2014 an increase of 62% against the previous year. The import price peaked at $1,873 per ton in 2020; however, from 2021 to 2022, import prices stood at a somewhat lower figure.

As there is only one major supplying country, the average price level is determined by prices for Brazil.

From 2012 to 2022, the rate of growth in terms of prices for Brazil amounted to -0.1% per year.

Imports of Vinyl Chloride Polymers; Waste, Parings and Scrap in Paraguay

In 2022, the amount of vinyl chloride polymers; waste, parings and scraps imported into Paraguay declined markedly to 1.7 tons, reducing by -89.7% compared with the previous year's figure. Over the period under review, imports showed a dramatic shrinkage. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2021 with an increase of 2,430%. As a result, imports attained the peak of 17 tons, and then fell sharply in the following year.

In value terms, imports of vinyl chloride polymers; waste, parings and scraps shrank sharply to $973 in 2022. In general, imports showed a sharp decrease. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2021 with an increase of 1,541% against the previous year. As a result, imports reached the peak of $21K, and then reduced markedly in the following year.