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China Morning Snapshot – 08 September 2021

China Morning Snapshot – 08 September 2021



Major contract for January 2022 delivery continues to trade in the positive territory this morning while traders remain concerned over the coal shortages that would curtail coal-based PP, PE supply.

Details on the spot and futures prices are shown in the following table:

08 September 2021

Prices in CNY

USD Equivalent

Changes in CNY

Changes in USD

Combined and reported by CommoPlast

Dalian Commodity Exchange (Mid-day closing)

PP 2201

CNY 8510

USD 1166

+CNY 64

+USD 10

LLDPE 2201

CNY 8515

USD 1166

+CNY 100

+USD 15

Spot Domestic Prices (EXW China, Cash equivalent)

PPH (East China)

CNY 8450-8550

USD 1158-1171

Stable

Stable

LLDPE (North China)

CNY 8350-8500

USD 1144-1164

+CNY 50-100

+USD 8-15

**All USD equivalent prices are exclusive of 13% VAT

 

Total inventories at Sinopec and CNPC’s warehouses reduced 30,000 tons day-on-day to 730,000 tons as of 08 September 2021.

With Dalian Commodity Exchange persist on the firming trend, arbitrage traders actively looking for competitive cargoes in the spot market, creating a rather healthy trading sentiment. However, sources noted that actual demand from manufacturers remains just stable and the spot PE market seems to have more support than PP thanks to the limited import arrival. 


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