India-Bound Plastics Bookings Rise 65% Year Over Year, Vizion Says

• India-bound plastics bookings rose 65% year over year, from 38,293 to 63,192 TEU, during August 24-October 18, 2026.
• US plastics bookings to India climbed from 5,271 to about 17,800 TEU, lifting its market share from 13.8% to 28.2%.
• Vinyl chloride and other halogenated olefin polymers accounted for 50.7% of the US increase; ethylene polymers contributed 19.3%.
• UAE plastics bookings to India fell from 6,977 to 2,530 TEU, while Oman's rose from 994 to 3,853 TEU.
• Gulf polymer departures shifted toward Salalah, outside the Strait of Hormuz, which remained effectively closed to commercial traffic as of October 23.

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