Despite early gains in major PP and LLDPE contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, expectations for strong sales at the Shenhua Auction Platform fell short. Market participants were left disappointed as transaction volumes remained subdued,
As April trading commenced on the Shandong Yulong auction platform, market fundamentals remained largely unchanged. Demand for PP remained robust, while LLDPE continued to face weaker buying interest.
In a bid to stimulate buying interest, the coal-based producer applied discounts of CNY 40/ton on LLDPE transactions and CNY 70/ton on homo-PP, with cargoes priced at the higher end of the range seeing the greatest price adjustments.