Issue 12, 2022 - May The comprehensive operation index of the domestic recycled plastics industry increased

1.
Start of construction:

The average operating rate of the sample enterprises in May was 73.
5%, an increase of 7.
8 percentage points month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 4.
7 percentage points
.
The start of the recycled plastics industry during the month showed the characteristics of
first decreasing and then increasing.
Affected by the epidemic and other factors in the middle and first half of the year, logistics and transportation in East China were restricted, and the start of construction in relevant areas was low; In the second half of the year, logistics in most regions were restored, coupled with the support of just needed orders, the processing of recycled plastics increased, but the bearish sentiment in the raw material market was high, and the start of construction was still down
compared with previous years.

2.
Raw material inventory:

Raw material inventories declined, with inventories of sample companies falling by 5.
9%.

With the recovery of industrial processing, coupled with the heating of the weather, the supply of waste plastics and crushed materials has increased, and the cost is relatively high, under the price stalemate, most of the willingness to stock up is not high, and the demand is mainly
to take goods.

3.
Order:

In terms of orders, with the increase in some foreign trade orders in East China and South China, and the delay of some early orders, orders in some areas rebounded slightly in the second half of the year, but domestic demand consumption momentum has not yet recovered, and the increase in orders is limited
.

The average value of China's recycled plastic pellet price index in May was 879.
3 points