Polypropylene (PP) Resin
Homopolymer, fiber/BCF (carpet-yarn) grade (MFR ~22–28) · HS 3902.10
Polypropylene (PP) resin is one of the furnishings industry's core raw materials. Its biggest single use is the BCF yarn spun into machine-made rugs and carpet, but the same resin family also feeds olefin upholstery and outdoor fabrics, the nonwovens inside cushions and mattresses, and moulded furniture parts. This tracks the carpet-yarn grade landed into Turkey — the regional bellwether — alongside the leading indicators that move the cost of any PP-based input.
$/ton CIF Turkey · before duty & VAT
duty-paid · 1 supplier quote
Correction from the war-driven high
Still above the late-2025 trough
Since the war: price trajectory
$/ton CIF Turkey · midpoint of the landed range · Nov 2025 → present
Leading indicators
These move the cost of any PP-based input — carpet yarn, upholstery fabric or moulded parts. Tap any row for the live source.
Outlook
Every upstream cost leg — crude, naphtha and propylene — has rolled over together, while Turkish demand is soft and South Korean and Chinese cargoes compete aggressively. Resin lags feedstock by 1–3 weeks, so the near-term path is lower-to-flat.
What it means for buyers
Costs are falling, inventories are heavy, and converters are cutting to move volume — so leverage sits with buyers across the furnishings trade right now. It's a negotiate-hard / buy hand-to-mouth market, unless the ceasefire wobbles, in which case lock volume early.
A benchmark, not your invoice — and why your quote may differ
Where the number comes from. We don't take a price from any single seller. It is built from free, public market benchmarks — crude oil, naphtha, propylene and the widely-quoted CFR China resin price — plus the typical shipping premium into Turkey. The exact weekly Turkey customs print is paywalled, so we publish a clearly-labelled estimate, and the indicators above move first — which is what lets the benchmark anticipate where costs are heading. Derived estimate: CFR China raffia (~$1,075) + the historical ~$100–150 Turkey premium, calibrated against live Turkish supplier quotes in late June 2026. The exact weekly CIF Turkey print is paywalled — confirm against your own supplier before transacting.
Why “the price” isn't one number
The figure you hear depends on where in the journey it is measured:
- 1Import benchmark (CIF) — $1,150–1,250 — what we track: resin delivered to a Turkish port, before any local charges.
- 2+ customs duty (~6.5%), handling, financing & distributor margin — adds roughly 10–15% once the cargo clears the port.
- 3= “ready at the port” spot — ~$1,380 — what a buyer pays for material waiting at the port today (a live local quote).
- 4+ 20% VAT (KDV) — added to the invoice, but reclaimable by VAT-registered buyers.
So our CIF benchmark and a “ready at the port” quote can sit a few hundred dollars apart and both be correct — that gap is duty, handling and margin. The 20% VAT then sits on top of the invoice (and is reclaimable).
Why two honest quotes still differ
- ·Grade — different specs price differently. (Homopolymer, fiber/BCF (carpet-yarn) grade (MFR ~22–28) · HS 3902.10.) Coloured via solution-dyed masterbatch. (Raffia grade, MFR ~2–5, is for backings — a different spec.)
- ·Where you buy — importing a container directly vs smaller lots from a local distributor, who adds a margin.
- ·How much & how you pay — full-container contracts beat small spot lots; cash beats credit (which adds financing and KKDF).
- ·Origin & timing — Gulf vs Korean vs Indian material, and the exact day you ask.
Bottom line — treat this as a directional benchmark, then translate it to your own situation — your market's import stack (see “Landed by region” below), your grade, volume and terms. The indicators tell you which way it is all heading.
The benchmark is global — your landed cost isn't
The upstream signal (oil → propylene → resin) sets roughly the same starting price worldwide — the most-quoted anchor is CFR China raffia (~$1,075/ton). What changes by country is freight and the local import stack. VAT/GST is reclaimable for registered importers, so the apples-to-apples figure is the non-recoverable add-on (duty + surcharges), shown on each card.
SABIC, Borouge, Advanced, EQUATE: advantaged feedstock makes the Gulf the world's cheapest PP source. Back online after Hormuz — restarting exports are pushing global prices down.
+6% KKDF only on deferred (>90-day) payment terms.
CFR China is the global benchmark; oversupply usually sets the floor at/below import parity.
A 0% duty window expired 30 Jun 2026 — 7.5% resumed 1 Jul; date-check before quoting.
Delivered cost is driven more by the EGP/USD rate than by tariffs.
Finished-goods import markets (US, EU) don't buy resin — but the same trend signals where their suppliers' costs are headed. Rates as of 2026-08-31; VAT/GST is recoverable for registered importers, and FTA/origin and anti-dumping rules vary — confirm with a local broker before transacting.
Data caveat
Prices are estimates, may be revised, and are subject to change. FurniPulse provides this for general market research only — it is not a transaction price or investment advice, and not a guarantee of accuracy or fitness for any commercial, customs, or financial decision. Validate against your supplier.
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Revisions & correctionsShowHide
- 2026-06-30GCC origin card added; PET tracker launched — PP and PET are trading near parity (~$1,050–1,075/ton), a historically narrow gap.
- 2026-06-30Naphtha refreshed $720 → ~$670/MT after an independent accuracy audit; all other indicators verified.
- 2026-06-30CIF benchmark recalibrated $1,050–1,150 → $1,150–1,250 against live Turkish supplier quotes; added the ready-at-port line.
- 2026-06-29Tracker launched with verified indicator sweep.
We publish corrections openly — when a number moves or an audit changes our read, it's logged here.
Sources
How PP Resin becomes a rug
A plain-English primer for anyone new to the material.
What it is
Polypropylene (PP) is a lightweight, inexpensive plastic that arrives as tiny pellets, called resin. In furnishings it turns up almost everywhere: as the face fibre in most machine-made rugs and carpet, in olefin upholstery and outdoor fabrics, in the nonwovens inside cushions and mattresses, and in moulded furniture parts.
How it's made
For carpet, the pellets are melted and pushed through fine nozzles, then drawn and crimped into a bulky 'BCF' yarn — with colour blended in as a pigment masterbatch so it runs through the fibre — then tufted or woven into a rug. The same resin is extruded into fibres for upholstery fabric, spun-bonded into nonwovens, or moulded into rigid furniture parts.
Who buys it
Buyers span the furnishings trade: carpet and rug mills, upholstery and home-textile producers, and furniture makers — plus the yarn spinners and fabric mills that supply them — selling on to importers, wholesalers and retailers. The big weaving and manufacturing hubs include Turkey (Gaziantep), Egypt (Damietta — home of Oriental Weavers, the world's largest machine-made rug maker), and India and China.
From barrel to broadloom
Where it's made
- ·Saudi Arabia & the Gulf — the historic low-cost source
- ·South Korea — a major exporter into Turkey
- ·India, China & Europe — swing suppliers
- ·Turkey makes only a small share; most resin is imported
Major producers (examples)
- SABIC · Advanced PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia
- Lotte · Hanwha · GS Caltex · SKSouth Korea
- Reliance · IOCLIndia
- Borealis · LyondellBasell · TotalEnergiesEurope
- Petkim (SOCAR)Turkey (domestic)
This primer is general industry education — not financial, trading, or procurement advice. Producer names are illustrative examples, not endorsements or a complete list. Figures on this page are estimates that may be wrong or out of date; always confirm with your supplier before making decisions.