Mexico’s state oil company Pemex reported a US$25.7mn trade surplus in petrochemical products in January-April compared to a deficit of US$9.5mn in the same period last year, according to statistics on the company’s website.

In the first four months of this year exports summed US$69.1mn, while imports totaled US$43.4mn. In January-April last year exports totaled US$29.8mn and imports US$39.3mn.

In volumes terms, Pemex shipped 230,300t abroad and imported 75,000t in January-April, compared to 161,200t and 136,600t, respectively, in the same period last year.

Pemex’s petrochemicals arm is called PPQ.

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