Tag: Polymer Application Trends

India: Films, raffia and pipes drive polymer demand across grades

Oct 14, 2026

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by

Manvendra Chauhan

in Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC

PE film & sheet leads demand at 49%; PP raffia 32%, PVC pipes 74% PVC profiles and wire & cable lead growth at 23% each; PE pipes fall 20% Three applications shape India’s commodity polymer market. Film and sheet consumes 49% of the country’s 8.2 million tonnes (mnt) of polyethylene (PE) demand, raffia takes 32%…