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Commodity Exchange: 18 September 2026
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Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 18 September 2026 session with the following settlements.
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[MEMBER] Asia PP Daily: Regional prices continue to climb on China’s surge, but buyer pushback lingers
[MEMBER] Asia PE Daily: Vietnam LLDPE breaches $1,400 on re-export frenzy as Indonesian producer forces midday hike
[MEMBER] Asia PP Daily — China homo-PP holds firm after eleven-week rally; Indonesia resists as buyers stay with term contracts.
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[MEMBER] Malaysia - Weekly PP Market Wrap - 17 September 2026
[MEMBER] Indonesia – Weekly PP Market Wrap – 17 September 2026
[MEMBER] Malaysia - Weekly PE Market Wrap - 17 September 2026
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Shenhua Auction: Strategic floor cuts lift clearance to 67.1% amid ongoing copolymer strike

The price cuts restored a CNY 200–300/ton discount against rigid domestic spot offers, lifting aggregate platform conversion to 67.1% on total turnover of 1,138 tons from the previous session.
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China Morning Snapshot – 18 September 2026

With supply still constrained, offers in the physical market have barely budged. Only a handful of smaller sellers trimmed prices, while the majority held firm, unwilling to chase the futures market lower.
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Oil slipped further as Saudi pipeline repair efforts and Oman export workarounds temper supply fears

The pullback extended Wednesday’s 3% retreat, though both benchmarks recovered from sharp intraday losses of more than $3 a barrel to preserve their foothold above triple digits.
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Indonesia’s producer recalibrates: PE follows regional uptrend in second-session revision

Indonesia’s sole domestic producer adjusted its commercial price list on the afternoon of 17 September, issuing a second session within hours of its initial morning release.
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Polymer Futures Market Updated 18 Sep 2026 Contract No. 2701
PP LLDPE PVC
Close (CNY/ton) 8,653 -222 8,318 -189 4,703 -165
Close (USD/ton) 1,140 -33 1,095 -28 619 -24
Volume 656,376 +8775 443,917 -891 1,091,004 -38935
* All USD prices are excluding VAT basis
Volume indicates number of contracts
Intermediates Futures Market Updated 18 Sep 2026 Contract No. 2701
PX PTA MEG
Close (CNY/ton) 9,160 -410 6,238 -260 4,987 -161
Close (USD/ton) 1,206 -61 821 -39 657 -24
Volume 153,738 -9726 1,171,232 +10885 198,132 +1132
* All USD prices are excluding VAT basis
Volume indicates number of contracts
Monomers & Feedstock Updated 17 Sep 2026
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